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سبيل وكتاب خسرو باشا

Historical landmark

👍👍 مكان جميل وتاريخي واثري اسلامي مميز وليه تفاصيل مشوقه People often mention marble, Ottoman, Sabil, Sultan, book, water, floor, Cairo, sabil, located,


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27X6+MF7, Al Moez Ldin Allah Al Fatmi, El-Gamaleya, El Gamaliya, Cairo Governorate 4331311, Egypt

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4.60 (48 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Monday: 9 am to 5 pm

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  • 5/5 Mohamed F. 5 years ago on Google
    One of the best designs and beautiful Islamic buildings. History is found here. It must be visited. 2 hours is not enough to enjoy this place. The whole street is fantastic. You should use the car parking beside Alhussien hospital. Kids will love these places.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ahmad A. 7 years ago on Google • 805 reviews
    I love this historic "Sabil"
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  • 4/5 ahmed d. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Sabil and Kitab is located on Al-Muizz Li Din Allah Al-Fatimid Street in the area known as Bin Kasserine, and was established by the governor of Egypt, Khusraw Pasha, during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 942 AH / 1535 CE. Architecturally, the Sabil and its book are similar to the Sabil and the Book of Sultan al-Ghuri, which was built about 32 years before it. But Sabil Khusraw has two fronts and not three sides like al-Ghuri. The soaking room is above the cistern located on the outskirts of the earth, and it has two channels for the seepage of metal grates, and at the top of its southeastern wall we find the entrance to the Shatherwan (the ornate marble slab on which water flows to purify it from suspended impurities) to pour water into a fountain below it, then it is distributed into two basins below the windows of the façade Through tunnels (pipes) on the floor for watering passers-by in the street, and above the infusion room is an educational book for Muslim orphans. The Sabil is characterized by the floor with marble mosaics (small colored pieces of marble), while its wooden ceiling is decorated with plant motifs executed in the two methods of coloring and gilding that the artist mastered in the Mamluk and Ottoman era in Cairo city buildings, and the ceiling includes writings from Surat al-Baqara (Ayat al-Kursi), as well as the ceiling of the book on it Verses from Surah Yassin that urge the search for knowledge to suit the function of the place, then the titles of the founder. As for the outer façade of the sabil, it is mediated by a marble inscription band containing the titles of the founder, the ruler, and the year of creation. It was built by Khosrow Pasha during the Ottoman era, in 942 AH / 1535 CE, and it is located in Al-Muizz Li Din Allah Street in the central Cairo district, and it consists of a rectangular fencing room containing two outlet windows to supply passers-by with water necessary for drinking, and above the fountain a book to teach Muslim children the principles of reading and writing. (Original) يقع السبيل والكتاب بشارع المعز لدين الله الفاطمي بالمنطقة المعروفة ببين القصرين، وقد أنشأه والي مصر خسرو باشا في عهد السلطان العثماني سليمان القانوني عام ٩٤٢هـ / ١٥٣٥م. ويتشابه السبيل وكتابه معماريًا مع سبيل وكتاب السلطان الغوري الذي بني قبله بحوالي ٣٢ سنة . ولكن سبيل خسرو بواجهتين وليس بثلاث واجهات مثل الغوري. وحجرة التسبيل تعلو الصهريج الواقع في تخوم الأرض، ولها شباكان للتسبيل من المصبعات المعدنية، وبصدر جدارها الجنوبي الشرقي نجد دخلة الشاذروان (اللوح الرخامي المزخرف الذي تنساب المياه عليه لتنقيتها من الشوائب العالقة) لتصب المياه في فسقية أسفله، ثم تتوزع منها إلى حوضين أسفل شباكى الواجهة من خلال أقصاب (مواسير) بالأرضية لسقاية المارين بالشارع، ويعلو حجرة التسبيل كتاب تعليمي لأيتام المسلمين. ويتميز السبيل بالأرضية ذات الفسيفساء الرخامية (قطع صغير ملونة من الرخام)، أما سقفه الخشبي فمزين بزخارف نباتية منفذة بطريقتى التلوين والتذهيب التي اتقنها الفنان في العصر المملوكي والعثماني بعمائر مدينة القاهرة، ويضم السقف كتابات من سورة البقرة (آية الكرسي)، وكذلك سقف الكتاب عليه آيات من سورة يس تحث على طلب العلم لتناسب وظيفة المكان ثم ألقاب المنشئ، أما الواجهة الخارجية للسبيل فيتوسطها شريط كتابي من الرخام به ألقاب المنشئ والسلطان وسنة الإنشاء. أنشأه خسرو باشا خلال العصر العثماني، وذلك عام 942هـ/ 1535م، ويقع في شارع المعز لدين الله بحي وسط القاهرة، ويتكون من حجرة تسبيل مستطيلة الشكل تحتوي على شباكين للتسبيل لإمداد المارة بالمياه اللازمة للشرب، ويعلو السبيل كُتاب لتعليم أطفال المسلمين مبادئ القراءة والكتابة.
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  • 5/5 Ismael K. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Khosrow Pasha’s Sabil and Book is the famous sabil on Al-Muizz Li Din Allah Al-Fatimi Street in the area known as Bayn Al-Qasrin. It was established by the governor of Egypt, Khosrow Pasha, during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 942 AH / 1535 AD. The sabil and its book are architecturally similar to the sabil and book of Sultan al-Ghuri, which was built about 32 years before it. However, Khosrow's Sabil has two facades, not three, like al-Ghuri. The drainage chamber is above the cistern located on the outskirts of the land, and it has two nets for drainage made of metal gratings. At the top of its southeastern wall, we find the entrance of the Shazrawan (the decorated marble slab over which water flows to purify it from suspended impurities). Through poles (pipes) on the floor to water passers-by in the street, and the passage room is topped by an educational book for Muslim orphans. The sabil is characterized by a marble mosaic floor (small colored pieces of marble), and its wooden ceiling is decorated with floral motifs executed in the two ways of coloring and gilding that the artist mastered in the Mamluk and Ottoman eras in the buildings of the city of Cairo. Verses from Surat Yassin urge seeking knowledge to suit the function of the place and then the titles of the builder. As for the external facade of the path, there is an inscription strip of marble in the middle with the titles of the originator, the Sultan and the year of construction. The sabil has a distinct architectural shape and its bright colors greet visitors of Al-Moez Street with an eye-catching view. (Original) سبيل وكتاب خسرو باشا هو السبيل الشهير بشارع المعز لدين الله الفاطمي بالمنطقة المعروفة ببين القصرين، وقد أنشأه والي مصر خسرو باشا في عهد السلطان العثماني سليمان القانوني عام ٩٤٢هـ / ١٥٣٥م.  ويتشابه السبيل وكتابه معماريًا مع سبيل وكتاب السلطان الغوري الذي بني قبله بحوالي ٣٢ سنة . ولكن سبيل خسرو بواجهتين وليس بثلاث واجهات مثل الغوري. وحجرة التسبيل تعلو الصهريج الواقع في تخوم الأرض، ولها شباكان للتسبيل من المصبعات المعدنية، وبصدر جدارها الجنوبي الشرقي نجد دخلة الشاذروان (اللوح الرخامي المزخرف الذي تنساب المياه عليه لتنقيتها من الشوائب العالقة) لتصب المياه في فسقية أسفله، ثم تتوزع منها إلى حوضين أسفل شباكى الواجهة من خلال أقصاب (مواسير) بالأرضية لسقاية المارين بالشارع، ويعلو حجرة التسبيل كتاب تعليمي لأيتام المسلمين. ويتميز السبيل بالأرضية ذات الفسيفساء الرخامية (قطع صغير ملونة من الرخام)، أما سقفه الخشبي فمزين بزخارف نباتية منفذة بطريقتى التلوين والتذهيب التي اتقنها الفنان في العصر المملوكي والعثماني بعمائر مدينة القاهرة، ويضم السقف كتابات من سورة البقرة (آية الكرسي)، وكذلك سقف الكتاب عليه آيات من سورة يس تحث على طلب العلم لتناسب وظيفة المكان ثم ألقاب المنشئ، أما الواجهة الخارجية للسبيل فيتوسطها شريط كتابي من الرخام به ألقاب المنشئ والسلطان وسنة الإنشاء. السبيل ذو شكل معماري متميز وألوانه الزاهية تستقبل زوار شارع المعز بإطلالة ملفتة للنظر.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mona M. 1 year ago on Google
    مكان جميل وتاريخي واثري اسلامي مميز وليه تفاصيل مشوقه
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Husam M. 4 years ago on Google • 314 reviews
    Wonderful place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 kelali k. 4 months ago on Google • 205 reviews
    It is a magnificent architectural work. It is seen that those who gave the most importance to fountains were the Turks, and after the Seljuks and Mamluks, the Ottomans treated and developed this architectural unit as a work of art in itself. Almost all of the Ottoman fountains are located in Istanbul, Cairo and Jerusalem. André Raymond mentions 308 fountains built by the Ottomans between 1517 and 1798, 101 of which were in Cairo. Among these, the detached buildings in Cairo, called sebilküttâb, designed with the lower floor as a public fountain and the upper floor as a Quran school, are of particular importance. Among these structures, the sebilküttabs built by Hüsnü Paşa 1535, Beşir Ağa 1719, Abdurrahman Kethüdâ 1744, Rukıyye Dudu 1761 and Silâhdar Süleyman Ağa 1837-1839 are among the most beautiful examples that have survived to the present day.
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  • 4/5 S H. 1 year ago on Google • 130 reviews
    Visited Al Moez Street on 11 November 2022. Saw this from the exterior only as with most architecturally and historically impressive places in this area there is not much information for the tourist. And it doesn't help when the locals put the wrong pictures for all the sites on the street. The good thing is that they are all in walking distance of each other and not easy to miss.
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  • 5/5 Wael A. 5 years ago on Google • 30 reviews
    very interesting historical place. you can smell the fragrant history. The Great Street or the Great Kasbah is a street representing the heart of the old city of Cairo, which was developed to be an open museum of architecture and Islamic monuments.
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  • 3/5 Abdel Rehim A. 2 months ago on Google • 350 reviews New
    The Sabil and Book of Sultan al-Ghuri are located on Al-Mu'izz Li Din Allah al-Fatimi Street in the area known as Bain al-Qasserine. It was built by the governor of Egypt, Khusrow Pasha, during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the year 942 AH / 1535 AD. The sabil and its book are architecturally similar to the Sabil and Book of Sultan al-Ghuri, which was built about 32 years before it. Khosrow Pasha held several positions in the Ottoman Empire and became governor of Egypt on Jumada al-Awwal 13, 1216 AH / 1801 AD, and continued until Muharram 14, 1218 AH / 1803 AD, that is, until after the withdrawal and departure of the French from Egypt. He assumed other positions, including the position of governor of Morea and the position of commander of the Ottoman Navy. After the end of the Sultanate of Sultan Mahmud II and the assumption of the Ottoman Sultanate by Sultan Abdul Majid I, he chose Khosrow Muhammad Pasha as Grand Vizier for his ministry on 25 Rabi’ al-Thani 1255 AH / 1839 AD and continued in his position until 7 Rabi’ al-Thani 1257 AH / 1841 AD. He spent his last days doing good deeds and died in the year 1855 AD in the Turkish city of Tekirdag. Khusraw's path has two facades, not three facades like al-Ghuri. The drainage chamber is above the cistern located on the edge of the ground, and it has two metal grids for drainage, and at the top of its south-eastern wall we find the shadhrawan entrance (the ornate marble slab on which water flows to purify it of suspended impurities) so that the water pours into a basin below it, then it is distributed from it into two basins below the two facade windows. Through reeds (pipes) on the floor to provide water to those passing by on the street, and above the dressing room is an educational book for Muslim orphans. The sabil is distinguished by its marble mosaic floor (small colored pieces of marble), while its wooden ceiling is decorated with floral decorations executed using the methods of coloring and gilding, which the artist perfected in the Mamluk and Ottoman eras in the buildings of the city of Cairo. The ceiling includes inscriptions from Surat Al-Baqarah (Ayat Al-Kursi), as well as the ceiling of the book on it. Verses from Surat Yaseen urge the pursuit of knowledge to suit the function of the place, then the titles of the builder. As for the outer façade of the path, it has a marble inscription band in the middle, bearing the titles of the builder, the sultan, and the year of construction.

  • 4/5 Hend R. 5 years ago on Google • 238 reviews
    Lovely place for sight seeing

  • 5/5 Alaaeddin H. 9 months ago on Google • 209 reviews
    Very interesting

  • 5/5 Aamenh e. 4 years ago on Google • 184 reviews
    Beautiful 😍😍😍👌

  • 5/5 Mr Ahmed a. 3 years ago on Google • 182 reviews
    the most amazing historical sabeel


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