Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque
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Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque is a historic Mamluk-era congregational mosque within Cairo’s Citadel, notable for its distinctive hypostyle hall and green-tiled minarets.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Friday mosque
ⓘ
Mamluk-era monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| access | within fortified Cairo Citadel complex ⓘ |
| architecturalElement |
arcaded porticoes
ⓘ
pointed arches ⓘ wooden ceiling ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Mamluk architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Mamluk architecture in Egypt
ⓘ
Mosques in Cairo ⓘ |
| city | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| decorativeFeature |
geometric patterns
ⓘ
inscription bands ⓘ limited exterior ornamentation ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | Mamluk period ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | hypostyle mosque ⓘ |
| function | congregational mosque ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | yes ⓘ |
| hasDome | no large central dome ⓘ |
| hasMinarets | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
courtyard
ⓘ
hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minaret ⓘ minbar ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument of Cairo Citadel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Cairo Citadel NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedInComplex | Citadel of Salah al-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
green-tiled minarets
ⓘ
plain exterior walls ⓘ stone piers and columns ⓘ |
| orientation | qibla wall facing Mecca ⓘ |
| region | Islamic Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | flat wooden roof ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | principal royal mosque of the Mamluk sultans in the Citadel ⓘ |
| use |
place of worship
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
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