Category: Architecture
Al-Aqmar Mosque at Cairo
The Al-Aqmar Mosque is one of the mosques of Fatimid Cairo. This mosque is located on Al-Nahhasin Street. It was built by the Mini...
Bashtak Palace on Al-Muizz Street (the jewel of ci...
It was established by Prince Saif al-Din Bashtak al-Nasiri, one of the princes of al-Nassir Muhammad ibn Qalawun, who was killed b...
Seat or table of Al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun
The piece has a hexagonal shape, and is made of hollow brass and lined with silver. In the middle of the piece is an inscription o...
Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay at Cairo Egypt
This building is considered a model of Wikala in the Mamluk era, which included warehouses, shops for selling goods, and places fo...
Bab al-Nasr “The Gate of Victorious Armies” at Cai...
Bab Al-Nasr is one of the doors of the northern wall of Cairo, and opens onto Al-Gamaleya Street. It was built during the reign of...
The story of the construction of Al-Muayyad Sheikh...
The “Al-Muayyad Sheikh” Mosque in Old Cairo, next to Bab Zuwailah on Al-Mu’izz Lidin Allah Al-Fatimi Street, in the Al-Darb Al-Ahm...