. The redemption of Egypt. ding, like the con-gregational mosque, was set in the direction of Mecca, andprovided with a prayer niche in the wall of the principal liwan;and in course of time the distinction between the two the cruciform plan came to be preferred to that of thecolonnaded mosque, as the population of the city grew and spacebecame an important consideration. The first of these colleges was established near the mosque ofAmr, at Nasrieh. Other examples of mosques built during this THE MOSQUES 125 period are the mosque of the Sultan el-Kamil, built in 1224,and
. The redemption of Egypt. ding, like the con-gregational mosque, was set in the direction of Mecca, andprovided with a prayer niche in the wall of the principal liwan;and in course of time the distinction between the two the cruciform plan came to be preferred to that of thecolonnaded mosque, as the population of the city grew and spacebecame an important consideration. The first of these colleges was established near the mosque ofAmr, at Nasrieh. Other examples of mosques built during this THE MOSQUES 125 period are the mosque of the Sultan el-Kamil, built in 1224,and the combined college and mosque which was erected by theSultan Saleh Nigm el-Din in 1242. From a study of the remainsof these two latter buildings, together with those of the tombsof this latter Sultan, and of the Imam es-Shafei, it appears that,in addition to the introduction of the new form of mosque, otheradvances were made. The domed mausoleum makes its appear-ance for the first time. The use of stalactites for masking.
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