Funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay

The funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay is an architectural complex built by the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay in Cairo's Northern Cemetery. It was built between 1470 and 1474. The main building is a mosque (originally a madrasa) attached to Qaytbay's mausoleum, while other parts of the complex include residential structures, a drinking trough for animals, and a smaller tomb. The complex is considered one of the most beautiful and accomplished monuments of late Mamluk architecture and it is pictured on the Egyptian one pound note.:244:273–278:136

Funerary complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay
Religion
AffiliationIslam
PatronSultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaytbay
Location
LocationNorthern Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Location in Egypt
Geographic coordinates30.0439°N 31.2749°E / 30.0439; 31.2749
Architecture
Typemadrasa/mosque, mausoleum, sabil, kuttab
Stylelate Mamluk
Completed1474
Specifications
Dome(s)2
Minaret(s)1
UNESCO World Heritage Site
CriteriaCultural: (i)(v)(vi)
Designated1979 (3rd session)
Part ofHistoric Cairo
Reference no.89-005
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