Sultan Hassan Mosque

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Islamic architectural landmark Mamluk monument mosque-madrasa

The Sultan Hassan Mosque is a monumental 14th-century Mamluk mosque-madrasa in Cairo renowned for its grand scale, intricate stonework, and status as one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic architectural landmark ⓘ
Mamluk monument ⓘ
mosque-madrasa ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
Mamluk architecture ⓘ
builder Sultan an-Nasir Hasan NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryOfConstruction 14th century ⓘ
cityQuarter Salah al-Din Square area NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedBy Sultan an-Nasir Hasan NERFINISHED ⓘ
considered one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in Egypt ⓘ
constructionEnd 1363 ⓘ
constructionStart 1356 ⓘ
contains central courtyard ⓘ
four iwans ⓘ
mausoleum of Sultan an-Nasir Hasan NERFINISHED ⓘ
mihrab ⓘ
minarets ⓘ
minbar ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
designedFor Hanafi school NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hanbali school NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maliki school NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shafi'i school NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Bahri Mamluk period ⓘ
function madrasa ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
hasDome mausoleum dome ⓘ
hasEducationalRole teaching of four Sunni madhhabs ⓘ
hasType four-iwan mosque ⓘ
hasViewOf Citadel of Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Historic Cairo UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Cairo ⓘ
Cairo Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Historic Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Citadel of Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
namedAfter Sultan an-Nasir Hasan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor grand scale ⓘ
innovative spatial composition ⓘ
intricate stonework ⓘ
marble paneling ⓘ
monumental portal ⓘ
muqarnas decoration ⓘ
rich stucco decoration ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor Friday prayers ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ

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historic Cairo → hasPart → Sultan Hassan Mosque ⓘ
subject surface form: Historic Cairo
Cairo skyline → hasViewOf → Sultan Hassan Mosque ⓘ