Complex of Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq

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Name

158270_sv.jpg

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Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

1189f13054313412b79f7c92e2f743b5

Creator(s)

Islamic, Egyptian (modern)

author: Pascal Xavier Coste (French, 1787-1879)

Location

Site: Cairo (Egypt)

Cultural context

Islamic

Egyptian (modern)

Description

consists of khanqah, large mosque, two mausoleums, two sabil-kuttabs, two minarets, two large domes; central courtyard with four-iwan plan; stone minbar, made by order of Sultan Qayt-Bay in 1483

exterior, "Vue exterieure de la Mosquee Barkauk," color plate VI of Pascal Coste's "Architecture arabe; ou, Monuments du Kaire, mesurés et dessinés, de 1818 à 1826", 1818-1826

Work type

Book

Madrasa

Mausoleum

Khanqah

Medium

paper (fiber product)

ink

masonry

Keywords

Cemeteries

Architectural drawings