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Zahiriyya Madrasa and Mausoleum of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars

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1.3 MB

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JPEG

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Creator(s)
Syrian, Islamic
Time period
creation date: 1277-1281
Location
Site: Damascus (Dimashq, Syria)
Cultural context
Syrian
Islamic
Description
Al-Madrasa al-Thahiriyya was originally a residential home that was transformed to a madrasa in 1279 after the death of King al-Thaher. The king was buried in an elaborate turbeh with a high dome in the southwest corner of the building. The madrasa is rich with various methods of ornamentation. The main entrance gate is semi-domed with stone muqarnas. The interior wall cladding materials include glass and marble fusayfus'a, colored marble, carved stone and carved gold gilded wood. The mihrab in the turbeh is made of colored marble to allude to patterns and mosaics typical of the Mamluk architectural style.
exterior, portal, muqarnas vault, August 1989
Work type
Madrasa
Medium
glass (material)
marble
stone
wood (plant material)
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c)Nasser Rabbat
Access rights
All rights reserved
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