Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq
Historic late medieval Mosque and Madrasa in Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq or Mosque-Madrasa-Khanqah of Az-Zaher Barquq (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة وخانقاه الظاهر برقوق) is a religious complex in Islamic Cairo, the historic medieval district of Cairo, Egypt. It was commissioned by Sultan al-Zahir Barquq as a school for religious education in the four Islamic schools of thought, composed of a mosque, madrasa, mausoleum and khanqah. The complex was constructed in 1384-1386 CE (786 to 788 AH), with the dome added last. It was the first architectural facility built during the rule of the Circassian (Burji) dynasty of Mamluk Sultanate.
Mosque-Madrasa-Khanqah of Az-Zaher Barquq | |
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مسجد ومدرسة وخانقاه الظاهر برقوق | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Region | Africa |
Patron | al-Zahir Barquq |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Muizz Street, Islamic Cairo, Cairo, Egypt |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque, Madrasa, Khanqah, Mausoleum |
Style | Mamluk, Islamic |
Completed | 1386 CE (788 AH) |
The complex is situated in the traditional area of Muizz Street.[1][2] Along with the Complex of Sultan Qalawun and the Madrasa of al-Nasir Muhammad, with which it is contiguous, it forms one of the greatest arrangements of Mamluk monumental architecture in Cairo, in the section of al-Mu'izz street known as Bayn al-Qasrayn.