Cairo, Ibn Tulun Mosque 870-879 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)
Descripción del sitio
This marker is part of an extended History of Islamic Architecture
Cairo Ibn Tulun Mosque 870-879 Tulunid
This mosque built for Ahmad ibn Tulun, is a rare and unique architectural expression of the cultural influence of al-Andalus and Samarra's al-Muttawikil (847-892), Ibn Tulun's home. The minaret is, obviously a Cairene copy of al-Muttawikil, but the mosque is built entirely of well-fired red brick faced in carved stucco; it has ziyadas and a roof supported by arcades on piers. Andalusian influence, which came with refugees from Spain, is manifested in the use of double-arched, horseshoe windows.
