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In Sultan's Vault
Sanctuary liwan, Mosque & Madrasa of Sultan Hassan, Cairo.
The mosque liwan (sitting room) of the Sultan Hassan Madrasa, showing the dikka, a platform for reciting Quran, the mihrab (niche) showing the direction to Mecca, and the minbar (pulpit) next to it. The bronze door next to minbar leads to Sultan Hassan's mausoleum.
Built between 1356 and 1363 by the Mamluk ruler Sultan Hassan, the scale of the mosque is so colossal that it nearly emptied the Mamluk treasury. It is one of the largest mosques in the world, measuring 150m in length and covering an area of 7906 sq m. Its walls rise to 36m and its tallest minaret to 68m.
In Sultan's Vault
Sanctuary liwan, Mosque & Madrasa of Sultan Hassan, Cairo.
The mosque liwan (sitting room) of the Sultan Hassan Madrasa, showing the dikka, a platform for reciting Quran, the mihrab (niche) showing the direction to Mecca, and the minbar (pulpit) next to it. The bronze door next to minbar leads to Sultan Hassan's mausoleum.
Built between 1356 and 1363 by the Mamluk ruler Sultan Hassan, the scale of the mosque is so colossal that it nearly emptied the Mamluk treasury. It is one of the largest mosques in the world, measuring 150m in length and covering an area of 7906 sq m. Its walls rise to 36m and its tallest minaret to 68m.