Mamluk architecture of Cairo

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mamluk_architecture_of_Cairo
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
gptkbp:characteristic muqarnas decoration
monumental portals
intricate stone carving
minarets with multiple tiers
stone domes
gptkbp:conservationStatus many monuments preserved
some monuments endangered
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature geometric patterns
calligraphic inscriptions
colored glass windows
wooden mashrabiya screens
ablaq masonry
gptkbp:endDate 1517
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mamluk architecture of Cairo
gptkbp:influenced Ottoman architecture in Egypt
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Fatimid_architecture
Ayyubid architecture
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:material gptkb:frescoes
gptkb:stone
wood
marble
stucco
gptkbp:notableDesigner Ahmad ibn al-Suyufi
Muhammad ibn al-Qazzaz
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Al-Nasir_Muhammad_Mosque
gptkb:Mausoleum_of_Sultan_Qaytbay
gptkb:Sultan_Barquq_Mosque
gptkb:Qalawun_complex
gptkb:Mosque-Madrassa_of_Sultan_Hassan
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Mamluk_sultans
Mamluk emirs
gptkbp:period gptkb:King
gptkbp:relatedTo Islamic architecture
Egyptian architecture
Middle Eastern architecture
gptkbp:startDate 1250
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Historic_Cairo
gptkbp:usedFor hospitals
mausoleums
mosques
madrasas
sabils
khanqahs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dulber_Palace
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7