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Complex of Amir Mithqal al-Anuki

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Creator(s)
Egyptian (ancient), Islamic
Location
Site: Cairo (Egypt)
Cultural context
Egyptian (ancient)
Islamic
Description
"Built in 1361-63, the cruciform madrasa of Amir Mithqal al-Anuqi was dedicated to the Shafi'i rite. The desire to impose formal architectural planning on a constricted irregular site produced an inventive scheme in which symmetry is achieved by a modified and attenuated four-iwan plan. An unusual engineering feat is the suspension of the whole structure over an alley, producing a hanging madrasa." Source: http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=2050 [Accessed August 7, 2012]
plan (drawing), Keith Turner after George Michell
Work type
Mosque
Madrasa
Medium
stone
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Type
Image
Rights
(c) MIT Libraries, Aga Khan Documentation Center
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All rights reserved
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