Mosque of Taghribirdi

Coordinates: 30°01′50″N 31°15′05″E / 30.030595°N 31.251524°E / 30.030595; 31.251524
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Mosque-Madrassa of ibn Taghribirdi
مسجد ومدرسة ابن تغري
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionAfrica
StatusActive
Location
LocationCairo, Egypt
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic
Mamluk
Completed1440

The Funerary Complex of Amir Taghribirdi or Mosque and Madrasa of Taghribirdi (

Amir Taghribirdi, the mosque's commissioner and the secretary to Sultan al-Zahir Jaqmaq. The mosque and madrasa of Taghribirdi is located on a corner of Saliba street.[1] This is not to be confused with a different Mosque of Taghribirdi, which is located in the Darb al-Maqasis neighborhood of Cairo.[1]

Amir Taghribirdi

The monument was founded in 1440 during the reign of Sultan al-Zahir Jaqmaq by Amir Taghribirdi. Amir Taghribirdi is not to be confused with his son, the famed Islamic scholar

grand dawadar, or executive secretary, under Sultan al-Zahir Jaqmaq.[2] However, Taghribirdi was murdered by his own mamluks shortly thereafter.[2]

Overview

The Mosque of Taghribirdi itself is at once a mosque, a madrasa, and a

Jumada I and Jumada II 844 of the Islamic calendar, or October and November 1440.[2]

Architecture and design

Situated on a street corner, the mosque has two facades. The main entrance is found on

facade has a view of a large round window over the mihrab of the mosque.[1] The sahn remains open and covered by an awning and wire mesh, an inscription is carved around it.[3] Wooden ceilings decorate the qibla and lateral iwans, while the interior is circled with an inlaid marble dado.[3]

Orientation

A birds-eye view of the mosque reveals its unique architectural feats. Because of its location at the corner of two streets, the mosque had to be set at an angle of almost 45 degrees in order to maintain a qibla orientation towards Mecca.[2] Despite the difficulties this presented, the mosque includes a near-perfect symmetrical arrangement with symmetrical windows and space on the qibla wall for the mausoleum.[2] The extra wall space caused by this orientation has not been filled in with masonry, but rather turned into small cubed spaces used for light and air shafts,[2] a unique feature of this particular building.[1]

See also

References

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