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Mosque of Suleyman Pasha al-Khadim

unknown (Egyptian (modern))
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Alternative Titles
Hadim Suleyman Pasa Camii
Suleyman Pasha Mosque at the Citadel
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/118306
Date
1528
Description
Interior, looking up under the east half dome; The Mosque of Suleyman Pasha al-Khadim, the first erected in Egypt under Ottoman rule, was built in 1528 by the governor for the use of the Janissaries quartered in the northern enclosure. The mosque is essentially Ottoman in plan and profile. The prayer hall adopts the Ottoman T-form variant and is covered by a shallow central dome in the Ottoman manner, flanked by 3 semidomes. This is fronted by a courtyard surrounded by domed arcades. The minaret is similarly Ottoman in form with a cylindrical, faceted shaft topped by a conical finial, and located to the right of the entrance façade. It is raised to a proportionately great height over the small mosque. The interior reflects the outward Ottoman form with the dome resting on spherical pendentives, and is ornamented with marble revetment, inscriptions, painting, and elaborate stucco. Source: ArchNet Digital Library [website]; http://archnet.org/ (accessed 1/18/2008)
Type of Work
mosque
Subject
architectural exteriors, rulers and leaders, Ottoman (style)
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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