Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Mosque of Sultan Qalawun

Mosque of Sultan Qalawun
This mosque is situated - school (school Nasiriyah) Street Muizz at a site between the Dome of the King Mansour Qlaowonomsadjad plum began created King fair Katbugha Mansouri year 695 AH / 1295 AD when he took the king of Egypt after take off al-Nasir Muhammad year 694 AH / 1294 embarking in construction until it reached the level of literature on the phenomenon faced.

Then happened to take off before the King fair orphaned, and has the inauguration of al-Nasir Muhammad, when he returned to his Nasser Mohammed year 698 AH / 1299 AD is to finalize Vtm construction in the year 703 AH / 1304 AD and attributed to him. This mosque was built on the school system with orthogonal planning, it is an open courtyard surrounded by four iwans that remains now is two: Ewan Ewan direction and its opposite, while the other two were vandalized Alaeoanan, replaced by solving some innovative architectures.Ewan was left of the mihrab direction only Bamudi Alrkhamyin wonderful, and Taqath with stucco figures, including witnessing a vicious and topped with plaster decorations from other open mind and corresponding western iwan, what he has reached the industry of art promoted in the Mamluk era. And on the right there on the inside of the bowl metaphor of Mosul, the door leading to the dome, which was left with only her neck and stalactites corners.Destination built in stone and still retains much of the old landmarks, displayed by a few rows deep, open windows Bosfielha three decades Boatab topped decorated with etched in stone, and ends this Elsafv of the highest muqarnas fantastic. Runs the length of the destination model, he wrote the name of al-Nasir Muhammad, who replaced Katbugha name and date of commencement of work, and crowned with a serrated balconies.The most important thing is drawn to consider the interface school, the door marble, which is in style goth stranger to Islamic architecture has had a Knaúseka when he opened Ashraf Khalil ibn Qalawun year 690 AH / 1291 transfer to Cairo and placed in the mosque during the reign of King fair Katbugha when he proceeded to create.The highest entrance beacon composed of three layers, the first square is decorated with motifs destinations and beautiful writings of plaster, and ended muqarnas which formed the first layer, the second layer octagonal ended muqarnas other formed the second session, while the third layer which is the upper Vhaddath.Entering the mosque and the school project within the Cairo Museum Open, and is currently Termimama

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