Egypt: A view of the interior of the Mosque of Sultan al-Zahir Barquq, Cairo. Painting by Pascal Coste (26 November 1787 - 8 February 1879), c. 1839. The Mosque of Sultan al-Zahir Barquq includes a madrasa or Islamic seminary and a Sufi khanqah within its precincts. It was built between 1384 and 1386 CE. The architect Shihab al Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad al Tuluni, who belonged to a family of court architects and surveyors, was in charge of part of the construction.

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