Construction of funerary mosque for Qait Bey in Cairo

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.1.1: North African Writing and Culture: Arabic, Anglophone, Francophone, Hispanic.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Lia Brozgal (University of California, Los Angeles), Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), Ziad Elmarsafy (King's College London), Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Dalia Mostafa (University of Manchester), Nora Parr (SOAS, University of London), Rita Sakr (Maynooth University)

Domains

Religious Architecture

Dates

Date of occurrence 1436-1480

Places

Egypt (Location)

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Qait Bey was one of the Mamluk sultans who ruled from Cairo during the fifteenth century. The mosque is a fine example of the period's architecture.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Construction of funerary mosque for Qait Bey in Cairo". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=9683, accessed 26 April 2024.]

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