5616 x 3744 px | 47,5 x 31,7 cm | 18,7 x 12,5 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
14 août 2009
Lieu:
Cairo, Egypt
Informations supplémentaires:
This madrasa is an amirial structure built during a period when artistic taste was greatly influenced by the Madrasa-Khanqah of Sultan Barquq. The mosque was founded by Amir Jamal al-Din Yusuf, the majordomo of Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq in 1407. He was a great patron of architecture, and the name of this quarter, al-Jamaliyya, refers to him. His career was a long catalogue of extortions and violations, and he was not mourned after his demise. Jamal al-Din ran afoul of his master the sultan, who executed him, seized his goods, and wished to tear down the mosque. However, the sultan was prevented from doing so by the qadi, and instead erased Jamal al-Din's names from the building.
