Sainte Therese Church
Location
Cairo
Cairo
Country
Egypt
Egypt
Architect/Engineer/Team
Sayed Karim (Korayem)
Sayed Karim (Korayem)
Construction
1950s
1950s
Address
Maadi
Maadi
Building Type
Religious building
Religious building
Notes
In this church that was never built, the architect was able to illustrate the modern use of reinforced concrete and break free from its traditional ways. He gave the church all its necessary constituents while at the same time using a modern material and way of construction.
Mohamed Elshahed (Cairo Since 1900), sees in it the influence of Oscar Niemeyer's Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Pampulha, Brasil.
Mohamed Elshahed (Cairo Since 1900), sees in it the influence of Oscar Niemeyer's Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Pampulha, Brasil.
Sources
Hamad, Mahmoud. Misr Tabni pp. 250, 251
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Model View
Source: Misr Tabni p. 251
Plan
Source: Misr Tabni p. 250
Side Elevation
Source: Misr Tabni p. 251