Amazing arabic decorations on the entrace doors of the Qalawun complex (Arabic: مجمع قلاون), a massive complex in islamic Cairo, Egypt that includes
Amazing arabic decorations on the entrace doors of the Qalawun complex (Arabic: مجمع قلاون), a massive complex in islamic Cairo, Egypt that includes a madrasa, a hospital and a mausoleum. It was built by the Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad Ibn Qalawun in the 1280s; some thirty surviving mosques were built during his time. The Qalawun Complex was built over the ruins of the Fatimid Palace of Cairo, with several halls in the Palace. The exterior structure of the Qalawun complex has many unique firsts in Mamluk architecture.
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