The dome of the Sultan Qalawun group is the second most beautiful mausoleum in the world, after the Indian Taj Mahal, which we are talking about today, as part of the Sweet Egypt series in your interactive Ramadan on the seventh day, which is located in a mosque, school, dome and Bimaristan Al Mansour Qalawun.
The Sultan Qalawun Group is one of the most famous architectural monuments in Cairo. It was built in the Mamluk Islamic style. The group includes a mosque, a school, a mausoleum, and a bimaristan to treat the sick. Sultan al-Mansur Seif al-Din Qalawun, one of the most prominent sultans of the marine Mamluk era, ordered it in 678 AH / 1279 AD. It was completed in 784 AH / 1382 AD.
The group is located in the al-Nahhasin area of al-Muizz Lidin Allah al-Fatimi Street in the part known as Bain al-Kasserine. Adjacent to the group are several Islamic monuments. Next to it are the Mosque and Madrasah of Al-Nasir Qalawun, a mosque, Madrasah, Khanaqah, Al-Zahir Barquq, then the Kamiliya School, Hammam Sultan Inal, opposite it is the Sabil and Kitab Khusraw Pasha, the Madrasah and Dome of Najm al-Din Ayyub, the Madrassa of al-Zahir Baybars, then the Sabil of Muhammad Ali and the palace of Prince Bashtak.
Fri, Apr. 22, 2022
