This illustration dates to around 1900. It shows a window in the complex of the Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun (also spelled Kilawun). It is located on al-Muizz li-Din Allah Street, in an area that used to be part of the Western Fatimid Palace in Cairo, Egypt. It dates to A.D. 1285 and the Mamluk period in Egypt. The master architect was Amir Alam al-Din al-Shuja'i. The complex includes a mausoleum, a madrasa, and a hospital. It is made of stone and comprises vertical arched recesses borne by marble pillars within which are windows (one shown here) decorated with interlaced geometric shapes.
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This illustration dates to around 1900. It shows a window in the complex of the Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun (also spelled Kilawun). It is located on al-Muizz li-Din Allah Street, in an area that used to be part of the Western Fatimid Palace in Cairo, Egypt. It dates to A.D. 1285 and the Mamluk period in Egypt. The master architect was Amir Alam al-Din al-Shuja'i. The complex includes a mausoleum, a madrasa, and a hospital. It is made of stone and comprises vertical arched recesses borne by marble pillars within which are windows (one shown here) decorated with interlaced geometric shapes.

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13th century Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun Sultan al-Mansur Kilawun Kilawun Cairo Qalamun Cairo mausoleum Cairo al Muizz li-Din Street Cairo Mamluk Mamluks Egypt Mamluk Egypt Amir Alam al-Din al-Shuja'i mausoleum in Cairo madrasa in Cairo hospital in Cairo window mausoleum Qalawun window mausoleum Kalawun 1280s 1200s 13th century

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