5/5 OMAR 1 year ago on Google • 28 reviews
One
of
old
mosques
that
has
unique
design
to
have
a
look
inside.
If
you
are
interested
in
mosques
so
this
must
be
one
your
places
in
list.
Some
info:
The
mosque's
construction
is
considered
all
the
more
remarkable
as
it
coincided
with
the
devastation
wrought
by
the
Black
Plague,
which
struck
Cairo
repeatedly
from
the
mid-14th
century
onwards.[4][1]
Its
construction
began
in
1356
CE
(757
AH)
and
work
proceeded
for
three
years
"without
even
a
single
day
of
idleness".[5]
In
fact,
work
appears
to
have
continued
even
up
to
1363,
even
after
Sultan
Hasan's
death,
before
eventually
ceasing.[1]
An
inscription
on
the
mosque
notes
the
name
of
amir
Muhammad
ibn
Biylik
al-Muhsini
as
the
supervisor
of
the
construction
of
the
mosque.
Unusually,
his
name
was
placed
near
Sultan
Hasan's
in
the
inscription,
which
demonstrates
how
important
the
undertaking
of
the
project
must
have
been.[1]
The
amir's
high
standing
otherwise
was
another
indication
of
this
prestige,
as
he
was
appointed
governor
of
Cairo
in
1330
and
oversaw
other
construction
projects
including
the
renovation
of
the
hippodrome
established
by
al-Zahir
Baybars
near
the
Citadel.
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