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The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin (Arabic: قلعة صلاح الدين, romanized: Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn) is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers.
Salah ad-Din Square (Roumeyleh Square) in the Description de l'Egypte (north is to the left) The square is surrounded by the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan to the north, the Al-Mahmoudia Mosque to the east. The Al-Rifa'i Mosque, a 19th-century addition, contains the tombs of four 19th and 20th century Khedives and Kings of the Muhammad Ali ...
The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة السلطان حسن) is a monumental mosque and madrasa located in Salah al-Din Square in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1356 and 1363 during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan. The mosque was considered remarkable for ...
Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is a bustling metropolis that sits on the banks of the River Nile. Home to an estimated 22 million people, the city has more recently expanded into a sprawling jumble ...
The Cairo Citadel Aqueduct or Mamluk Aqueduct (Arabic: سور مجرى العيون, romanized: sūr magra al-ʿayyūn) [1] is a medieval aqueduct system in Cairo, Egypt.It was first conceived and built during the Ayyubid period (under Salah ad-Din and his successors) but was later reworked by several Mamluk sultans to expand the provision of water to the Citadel of Cairo.
The Al-Rahman al-Rahim Mosque or el-Rahman el-Raheem Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرحمن الرحيم) is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It is located in the Abbassiya neighborhood, on Salah Salem Street.
Al-Mahmoudia Mosque (Arabic: مسجد المحمودية) or the Mosque of Mahmud Pasha is a historic mosque in the city of Cairo, Egypt.It is located at the Salah al-Din Square in the Citadel of Cairo area, in front of Bab al-Azab gate of the citadel.
The mosque was designed in a Neo-Mamluk style, which was fashionable in Cairo at the time and which referenced historic Mamluk architecture. [6] [7] When developing its design, the architects of Al-Rifai Mosque tried to match the Sultan Hassan Mosque next to it in grandeur and height [8] even though they faced some difficulties that were criticized by archaeologists and which was remedied ...