Historic site · Egypt
Madrasa of al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun
مدرسة الناصر محمد بن قلاوون
A Mamluk madrasa on Al-Muizz Street whose marble portal came from a church in Acre, between Qalawun’s complex and Barquq’s madrasa.
Where it is
30.0499, 31.2610
Why go
Begun under Sultan Katbugha in 1296 and completed by al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun by 1303, this madrasa stands on Al-Muizz Street between his father’s complex and the Madrasa of Barquq. Its marble doorway was taken from a church in Acre, and the square minaret beside the dome is richly decorated with ornament and inscriptions. Inside, two iwans survive, one with a rare stucco mihrab, and a domed mausoleum behind gilded wooden screens holds the sultan’s mother and his son Anuk.
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