ASCEND FROM THE road ON two quick s...

ASCEND FROM THE road ON two quick sets of degrees and pass through a unfathomable doorway framed with cast cake Push open the iron gate and walk along a narrow entryway. At its close a courtyard suddenly opens before you.

Inside the courtyard, you pass tree and other plantings upon your right. A covered alcove forward the left is furnished to show an informal place to relax or entertain, its fireplace ready to welcome visitors on cool evenings. You glimpse a two-story minaret up ahead; a delicate balcony made of hammered iron plots from its upper reaches. The vigorous of ...