Mihrab محراب -at Madrasa Al.Nassir Mohammed Ibn Qalawun
The
Qalawun complex (Arabic: مجمع قلاون)
in Cairo, Egypt includes a madrasa, a hospital and a mausoleum. It was
built by the Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad Ibn Qalawun in the 1280s; some
thirty surviving mosques were built during his time. The Qalawun Complex
was built over the ruins of the Fatimd Palace of Cairo, with several
halls in the Palace, it was sold to several people, where it was finally
bought by the Sultan Qalawun in 1283 AD. The structure resides right in
the heart of Cairo, in the Bayn al-Qasrayn, and has been a center for
important religious ceremonies and rituals of the Islamic faith for
years, stretching from the Mamluk dynasty through the Ottoman Empire.
Qalawun Complex Hallway
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1 comments:
very cool. thanks.
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