Complex of Amir Mithqal al-Anuki
Unknown
Download142134_cp.jpg (157.1Kb)
Alternative Titles
Complex of Amir Mithqal al-Anuqi
Complex of Amir Mithqal al Anuqi
Amir Mithqal Mosque and Madrasa
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
Type of Work
Mosque; MadrasaSubject
Mosques, Cairo (Egypt), Madrasahs, Islamic religious education, Mamluk, Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Organization), Architecture, Islamic --Egypt
Rights
Rights Statement
All rights reserved
Item is Part of
123795