Mosque of Ibn Tulun
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May 17, 2024 · The minaret of Sultan Qalawun's complex, originally built in 1285. The third level was rebuilt in brick by his son in 1303. The third level was rebuilt in brick by his son in 1303. The conical cap is from Ottoman repairs centuries later.
4 days ago · During the Mamluk Sultan Nasir al-Din Muhammad ibn Qalawun (1293-1341), Cairo reached its zenith regarding population and wealth. An estimate of the population towards the end of his reign gives a figure close to 500,000, making Cairo the largest city in the world outside of China at the time.
2 days ago · Qalawun was the last Salihi sultan and after his death in 1290, his son, al-Ashraf Khalil, drew legitimacy by emphasizing his lineage from Qalawun. Like his predecessors, Khalil's main priorities were organizing the state apparati, defeating the Crusaders and Mongols, integrating Syria, and preserving the flow of new mamluks and weaponry into ...
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Apr 28, 2024 · A view of Cairo's ancient Al-Azhar Mosque, established in the year 972 during the Fatimid Caliphate, and the Qalawun complex, built in 1285, on a November night in 2023. El Massry wanted the photo to feel "like an opening scene of a movie inspired by 'Arabian Nights,' " so he enhanced the color of the moonlight and the glow of the minarets, and ...
Apr 28, 2024 · A view of Cairo's ancient Al-Azhar Mosque, established in the year 972 during the Fatimid Caliphate, and the Qalawun complex, built in 1285, on a November night in 2023. El Massry wanted the photo ...
Apr 28, 2024 · A view of Cairo's ancient Al-Azhar Mosque, established in the year 972 during the Fatimid Caliphate, and the Qalawun complex, built in 1285, on a November night in 2023. El Massry wanted the photo ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Here the contrast between the legacy of the past and the living present is quite intense, and to be able to get a real taste of the city whose Arabic name means "the Conqueror" you have to look ...
