Qalawun complex

Funerary Complex of Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun
View of Qalawun's complex on al-Muizz street.
Religion
AffiliationIslam
LeadershipSultan al-Mansur Qalawun
Year consecrated1285
Location
LocationCairo, Egypt
Architecture
TypeMadrassa/Mausoleum/Bimaristan
StyleMamluk, Islamic architecture
Completed1285
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1
MaterialsBrick, stone, marble, stucco

The Qalawun complex (Arabic: مجمع قلاون) is a massive pious complex in Cairo, Egypt, built by Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun from 1284 to 1285. 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 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]

  1. ^ Williams, Caroline (2018). Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (7th ed.). Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. pp. 219–224.
  2. ^ Behrens-Abouseif, Doris (2007). Cairo of the Mamluks: A History of the Architecture and Its Culture. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press.

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