User:Alicetmnguyen/Qalawun complex
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The Qalawun complex (Arabic: مجمع قلاون) is a massive pious complex in Cairo, Egypt, built from 1284 to 1285 by Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun. It is located at Bayn al-Qasrayn on al-Mu'izz street and like many other pious complexes includes a hospital (bimaristan), a madrasa, and a mausoleum. Despite controversy surrounding its construction, this building is widely regarded as one of the major monuments of Islamic Cairo and of Mamluk architecture, notable for the size and scope of its contributions to legal scholarship and charitable operations as well as for the richness of its architecture.[1][2]
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Funerary Complex of Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Leadership | Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun |
Year consecrated | 1285 |
Location | |
Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Architecture | |
Type | Madrassa/Mausoleum/Bimaristan |
Style | Mamluk, Islamic architecture |
Completed | 1285 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Materials | Brick, stone, marble, stucco |