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Qalawun complex

مجمع قلاوون

Sultan Qalawun's Cairo complex (1285) — madrasa, hospital and domed tomb, the richest Mamluk ensemble on al-Mu'izz street.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Egypt & Nile
Identifiers
Wikidata
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In time

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

Architecture

Overview

A complex on Cairo's al-Mu'izz Street built by Sultan Qalawun in 1285: a madrasa, a hospital and a mausoleum with a gilded dome, among the finest Mamluk architecture. 1

Legacy

The complex's hospital was the most distinguished hospital in the Islamic world of its time; it is still visited today on the historic street of Cairo. 1

People and things also explored

Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Great Mosque of Samarra· al-Janad Mosque, Ta'izz· al-Mansur Mosque (Kasbah Mosque), Marrakesh

Sources

  1. Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Qalawun complex”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/qalawun-complex/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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