Funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay
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The funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay is an architectural complex built by the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay in Cairo's Northern Cemetery. It was built between 1470 and 1474. The main building is a mosque (originally a madrasa) attached to Qaytbay's mausoleum, while other parts of the complex include residential structures, a drinking trough for animals, and a smaller tomb. The complex is considered one of the most beautiful and accomplished monuments of late Mamluk architecture and it is pictured on the Egyptian one pound note.[1]: 244 [2]: 273–278 [3]: 136
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Funerary complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Patron | Sultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaytbay |
Location | |
Location | Northern Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
Geographic coordinates | 30.0439°N 31.2749°E / 30.0439; 31.2749 |
Architecture | |
Type | madrasa/mosque, mausoleum, sabil, kuttab |
Style | late Mamluk |
Completed | 1474 |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 2 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Criteria | Cultural: (i)(v)(vi) |
Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
Part of | Historic Cairo |
Reference no. | 89-005 |
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