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Sultan Hassan Mosque
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Sultan Hassan Mosque

مسجد السلطان حسن

Greater Cairo

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The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة السلطان حسن) is a monumental mosque and madrasa located in Salah al-Din Square in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1356 and 1363 CE during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan. The mosque was considered remarkable for its massive size and innovative architectural components, and is still considered one of the most impressive historic monuments in Cairo today. Source: Wikipedia — "Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan" (CC BY-SA)

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