Masjid Sultan Hassan is a mosque.
Sultan Hassan Mosque: It’s very interesting to learn about Egypt’s great culture. Egypt’s tourist spots are all different (historical, Christian, and Islamic). Especially in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, people from many different cultures live together.
Many people visit Egypt all year long to see the pharaonic sites, churches, and mosques. People think that the most important thing about Cairo, also known as “the city of a thousand minarets,” is that it has so many mosques.
The Sultan Hassan Mosque is one of the biggest mosques in Cairo. It is a great example of Mamluk style architecture. People say that this mosque is the most beautiful one in Cairo.
How the Sultan Hassan Mosque came to be
Al-Naser Muhammad Ibn Qalaon built a Yelbugha palace on the same spot in 1356. Sultan Hassan was in charge of Cairo as a Mamluk governor. In the 14th century, between 1356 and 1363, Sultan Hassan gave the order to build the Mosque.
At the time it was built, it was known for having beautiful architecture. It was thought to be one of the four schools of Sunni law—Hanafi, Shafi, Hanbali, and Malki. After working on the building for five years, a minaret fell and killed 3,000 people. This is why Sultan Hassan was killed in 1361.
After he died, it took two years to finish building his mosque. In 1915, the Mosque’s courtyard, walls, and marble were all fixed up. The Ministry of Antiquities of Egypt fixed up the Mosque in 2012.
The Building of the Sultan Hassan Mosque
The Mosque is well-known for its size, which is 8,000 m2. It’s 35 metres tall and 150 metres long. The Mosque’s tallest minaret is 68 metres high. It was built in the style of the Mamluks. The entrance has a dark hallway that leads to a Sahn that is lit up (courtyard). The Sahn’s floor plan is in the shape of a cross.
In the middle of the courtyard, there is a dome-topped fountain for washing (it was an Ottoman addition). Where the four schools used to be, there are now four vaulted rooms called Iwans. There are chain lamps and red and black borders on the Iwans.
Kufic writing is used to decorate the top part of the Iwan. Each Iwan has its own courtyard and four floors of cells for students. Stone and coloured marble are used to make the walls. Behind a door with stars on it is the mausoleum of Sultan Hassan.
About the mosque of Sultan Hassan
The Mosque is one of the world’s best mosques. It is in Old Cairo at the Square of the Citadel of Saladin. Every day, 30,000 dirhams were spent on building the Mosque.
The limestone and marble from the Giza Pyramids were used to build the Mosque. Sultan Hassan’s Mosque was so beautiful that the Egyptian royal family built the Al-Rafai Mosque to look like it.
The Sultan Hassan Mosque trip
During your tour of Cairo, you can visit places that are important to Islam. You can also look at our Egypt travel packages or take a cruise on the Nile to see other places, such as Aswan, Luxor, and Alexandria, which were important to the Pharaohs.
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