Qalawun complex
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qalawun-complex-187-2307758
title:
Qalawun complex
text:
The Qalawun complex is a massive pious complex in Cairo, Egypt, built by Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun from 1284 to 1285. It is located at Bayn al-Qasrayn on al-Mu'izz street and like many other pious complexes includes a hospital (bimaristan), a madrasa and mausoleum. Despite controversy surrounding its construction, this building is widely regarded as one of the major monuments of Islamic Cairo and of Mamluk architecture, notable for the size and scope of its contributions to legal scholarship and
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wiki
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description:
Pious complex in Cairo, Egypt
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalawun_complex
date created:
2008-07-30T08:48:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T07:58:16Z
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