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Photograph of Bab Zuwayla with the two minarets of al-Mu'ayyad.
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Image courtesy of Nasser Rabbat of the Aga Khan Program at MIT.
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4.615 The Architecture of Cairo, Spring 2002
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Rabbat, Nasser O.
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Architecture
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The single-domed Qila-i-Kuna Mosque, built by Sher Shah in 1541 is an excellent example of a pre-Mughal design, and an early example of the extensive use of the pointed arch in the region as seen in its five doorways with the 'true' horseshoe-shaped arches. It was designed as a Jami Mosque, or Friday mosque for the Sultan and his courtiers. The prayer hall inside, the single-aisled mosque, measures 51.20m by 14.90m and has five elegant arched prayer niches or mihrabs set in its western wall. Marble in shades of red, white and slate is used for the calligraphic inscriptions on the central iwan, marks a transition from Lodhi to Mughal architecture. At one time, the courtyard had a shallow tank, with a fountain..
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A second storey, accessed through staircases from the prayer hall, with a narrow passage running along the rectangular hall, provided space for female courtiers to pray, while the arched doorway on the left wall, framed by ornate jharokas, was reserved for members of the royal family.[18] On a marble slab within the mosque an inscription reads: "As long as there are people on the earth, may this edifice be frequented and people be happy and cheerful in it"..
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Today it is the best preserved building in Purana Qila.
Bayt Al-Suhaymi ("House of Suhaymi") is an old Ottoman era house museum in Cairo, Egypt. It was originally built in 1648 by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy along the Darb al-Asfar, a very prestigious and expensive part of Medieval Cairo. In 1796 it was purchased by Sheikh Ahmed as-Suhaymi whose family held it for several subsequent generations. The Sheikh greatly extended the house from its original through incorporating neighbouring houses into its structure.
El-Harrawi House built in 1731 by Ahmed Ben Youssef El -Serafi is considered to be one of the fine examples of the Islamic houses representing the Ottoman era. It is named after its last owner, Abd El-Rahman El-Harrawi, who was the Hakim (Doctor) of Qasr El-Ayini Medical School.
The house is located in the heart of a well known quarter in Cairo. Behind the Azhar Mosque, in Darb EL-Ahmar area, El-Harrawi is situated between two narrow Haraa (Alleys), Harat Al Madrasa and Zuqaq Al Ayini. Several other Islamic houses and monuments are found in the Darb El-Ahmar surroundings. The house has a common wall with Sitt Wasila house (i.e.Lady Wasila) (17th century). It is adjacent to the house of Zeinab Khatoun (15th, 17th century), and to the Ghannamiah Hall (14th century). Also at a near distance is Al-Ayini Mosque (15th century)
This is a listed house which was built in 1648 A.D.
For those interested in architecture, a few columns similar to the four miniature marble columns with a knot shape in the middle seen here, are found in Italy, on a true scale. One such place is the Chiaravalle Abbey near Milan, Italy. The columns of the Abbey are made of stone. Quite a few photos of these beautiful columns of the Abbey, are on flickr.
Sher Mandal is situated in the Purana Quila or the Old Fort. Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, laid the foundation of his city Dinpanah in 1533 and chose the ancient Indraprastha site for his fort. He became the Mughal emperor after the death of his father Babur in 1530. Though Humayun established his capital at Dinpanah in Delhi, he could not rule there for long as Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan chieftain who ruled eastern India, drove him out. For some years, Humayun spent a life of exile in the court of the Persian ruler of Iran. In the first part of his rule (up to 1540), when the Afghan chieftain Sher Shah defeated him, he could only complete the massive fort walls and three magnificent gateways.
In 1646 AD, the brothers Abdul Haq and Lotfi Mohammad Kanani children. Qama to build a house in the Alley Aini Street next to the house Abdul Rahman Hirawi and just a few meters from the Al-Azhar mosque. Where the text indicates the Constitutive the wrapper roof seat this house, that the origin is Haji Abdul Haq and brother Lotfy boys Mohammad Kanani year 1074 AH / 1664 AD and then took ownership of the house to move even signed its key in the hands of el-set Wasela "Khatun girl Abdullah Al Beida Matoukh" The last of the inhabited house and therefore knew her name
From a total of 21 public baths (hammams) that were there in Granada, the Banos de Nogal is one of the best conserved in the whole of Andalucia and is the oldest public building in the city (from the 11th century).
The skylights were meant to provide ventilation and adjust heating.
In 1646 AD, the brothers Abdul Haq and Lotfi Mohammad Kanani children. Qama to build a house in the Alley Aini Street next to the house Abdul Rahman Hirawi and just a few meters from the Al-Azhar mosque. Where the text indicates the Constitutive the wrapper roof seat this house, that the origin is Haji Abdul Haq and brother Lotfy boys Mohammad Kanani year 1074 AH / 1664 AD and then took ownership of the house to move even signed its key in the hands of el-set Wasela "Khatun girl Abdullah Al Beida Matoukh" The last of the inhabited house and therefore knew her name
Patron: al-Walid II (Al-Walid ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik) c.709-744 (assassinated), son of Yazid II & his wife Umm al-Hajjaj bint Muhammad al-Thaqafi, and Umayyad caliph (r.743-744).
Bayt Al-Suhaymi ("House of Suhaymi") is an old Ottoman era house museum in Cairo, Egypt. It was originally built in 1648 by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy along the Darb al-Asfar, a very prestigious and expensive part of Medieval Cairo. In 1796 it was purchased by Sheikh Ahmed as-Suhaymi whose family held it for several subsequent generations. The Sheikh greatly extended the house from its original through incorporating neighbouring houses into its structure.
قام بإنشاء هذا القصر الأمير سيف الدين طاز بن عبدالله الناصرى ، وكان من مماليك السلطان الناصر محمد بن قلاوون ، حيث اعتق ، ثم ترقى فى الوظائف ، وارتفع نجمة وصيته حتى عين أمير مجلس ، وتدخل فى الصراع الدائر على العرش بين أولاد الناصرمحمد ، وظل محتفظا بمكانته ، حيث اشتهر ذكره فى أيام الملك الصالح إسماعيل 743 - 746 هـ / 1342 - 1345 م .
قام بإنشاء هذا القصر الأمير سيف الدين طاز بن عبدالله الناصرى ، وكان من مماليك السلطان الناصر محمد بن قلاوون ، حيث اعتق ، ثم ترقى فى الوظائف ، وارتفع نجمة وصيته حتى عين أمير مجلس ، وتدخل فى الصراع الدائر على العرش بين أولاد الناصرمحمد ، وظل محتفظا بمكانته ، حيث اشتهر ذكره فى أيام الملك الصالح إسماعيل 743 - 746 هـ / 1342 - 1345 م .