Mosque of Ibn Tulun
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The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is a mosque in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. Built between 876 and 879 CE by its namesake, Ahmad ibn Tulun, it is the oldest well-preserved mosque in Egypt. Its design was inspired by
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Aerial view of the mosque in the 20th century
Inscription added by the Fatimid vizier Badr al-Jamali (before 1094) above the current entrance of the mosque
Wood panel with faded inscription on the domed kiosk of the courtyard fountain, recording its construction by Mamluk sultan Lajin in 1296 CE (690 AH)
Islamic Cairo
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Islamic Cairo, or Medieval Cairo, officially Historic Cairo, refers mostly to the areas of Cairo, Egypt, that were built from the Muslim conquest in 641 CE until the city's modern expansion in the 19t
Mosque of Ibn Tulun
…The Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Arabic: مسجد إبن طولون, romanized: Masjid Ibn Ṭūlūn) is a mosque in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. Built between 876 and 879 CE by its namesake, Ahmad ibn Tulun, it is the oldest well-preserved mosque in Egypt. Its design was inspired by the…
Historic buildings around Salah al-Din Square, near the Cairo Citadel
The excavated remains of Fustat in 2009
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun, built in the 9th century. It is a rare and outstanding example of preserved Abbasid architecture outside Iraq.
Bab al-Futuh, one of the northern gates of Cairo built by the Fatimid vizier Badr al-Jamali in the late 11th century