Bab Zuwayla

A small sketch of the Bab Zuweila, also called the Gate of Zuwayla, a structure on the edge of Cairo, Egypt. Built in 1092 as the gateway of the walled city, the structure became a site for commerce, religious devotion, processions, celebrations and justice. It is best known for its massive gates and twin minarets (towers) and is an example of fortified Egyptian architecture predating the Crusades.The drawing is by Lt. Dudley Marwood Elliott. He served with the 11th Battalion, Australian Infantry and died of wounds on 18 September 1918 near Roisel, France. D M Elliott was born in Brighton, Victoria in 1896, enlisted in August 1914, aged 18 and a half years and had been an architect before joining the Army.