Tomb complex of the Sultan Barqūq
The tomb complex of Sultan Barquq was built in Cairo from 1384 to 1386 . The builder was Barquq , who was sultan in Egypt from 1382 to 1399 . The complex consisted of a Friday mosque , a madrasa for 125 students and a tekke .
The tomb complex is now part of the historical ensemble of al-Muizz Street , to which the facade faces. This facade is 43 m long and 18 m high. The building stands right next to the madrasa of al-Nasir Muhammed on the southern side and another madrasa in the north. The main entrance is a monumental gate with an inscription. The gate is richly decorated with black and white marble and has a bronze door. The core of the tomb complex is a courtyard with a fountain around which four Iwans are grouped.
The main iwan consists of three naves and is supported by four pillars. It has a wooden roof while the other Iwane have stone vaults. At 17.6 × 17.6, the wooden roof of the central nave is the largest free-standing flat roof in Cairo at that time.
To the east, next to the main Ivan, is the mausoleum, in which, however, not the sultan but a daughter was buried. It once had a lead-studded wooden dome, which was replaced by a stone dome in the 19th century. Next to it is an octagonal, 52.8 m high minaret .
At the rear of the complex there were accommodations for students. This part of the complex is now derelict.
Detail gallery
Mosque lamps in the prayer hall
Fountain for ritual ablutions
Door fittings
Prayer niche ( mihrab )
Ceiling ornament
Inscription on the mosque wall
literature
- Doris Behrens-Abouseif: Cairo of the Mamluks , London 2007 pp. 225-230 ISBN 978-1-84511-549-4
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Coordinates: 30 ° 3 ′ 0.6 ″ N , 31 ° 15 ′ 40.5 ″ E