Mosque El Mooristan, Cairo.
David Roberts. R.A. [Lithographed by Louis Haghe.] London, Published F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, Jan.y 1st 1849. Tinted lithograph. Printed area 530 x 325mm (20¾ x 12¾"). The Mosque of Sultan Qalawan, part of the complex built in 1284 that included Mamluk Sultan Qalawun's maristan ('hospital'), the mosque, a madrassa ('school'), and the sultan's own tomb. The madrassa of Qalawun was built with stone cannibalized from the pyramid and included a public library.
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