V. Burgi
or Circassian Mamluk Period (1382-1516 AD)
#187 Madrasa/Khanqah
and Mausoleum of Sultan al-Zahir Barquq (1384-6 AD) H-4
Restoration:
about 1892 by the Comité.
PASSAGEWAY
FROM ENTRANCE TO MADRASA/KHANQAH COURTYARD
Pavement: "white" (some
Proconnesian) and "black" (some bigio lumachellato) marbles, plus red
and orange limestones. There is a large MP black porphyry rota just inside the
entrance and a MP imperial porphyry rota just outside.
MADRASA/KHANQAH
COURTYARD
Pavement: many nice rectangular
slabs and rotae of MP imperial porphyry, MP black and greenish black
porphyries, unknown fossiliferous (rudist pelecypods) dark gray marble, marmo
bianco di Carrara, Proconnesian marble, marmo Pentelio and bardiglio di
Carrara. Many MP porphyry rotae and slabs show saw marks! "Black" and
"white" marbles are used for trim. The fountain is made of
Proconnesian marble, and its columns have Islamic capitals.
MADRASA/KHANQAH
INTERIOR
Columns under dome: 4 huge Aswan
granite columns with Corinthian capitals.
Dikka: Proconnesian marble.
Pavement: consists of red limestone,
unknown fossiliferous (rudist pelecypods) dark gray marble, and Proconnesian
and other light gray marbles with a large rota of MP imperial porphyry in the
center.
Panels on the west, north and south
walls (only along the base): MP imperial and greenish black porphyries, bigio
lumachellato?, "black" marble, and apparently new panels of
hard/dense Mokattam limestone, verde alpi, marmo bianco di Carrara and broccato
di Verona.
Panels on the east wall (from base
to high up): rotae and rectangular slabs of MP imperial and greenish black
porphyries, and 4 small rotae of bianco e nero antico. Proconnesian and
"black" marbles are used for the trim and blue faience inserts are
common.
Mihrab: 4 flanking columns (2 on
each side) are astracane dorato (d'Egitto?). These are octagonal and have
matching Islamic capitals. The lower tier of panels consists of MP imperial and
greenish black porphyries, verde antico, and an unknown mottled red marble
(possibly rosso antico). The upper tier panels are of verde antico and the same
unknown mottled red marble. Red and blue faience inserts are common. The floor
slabs are MP imperial porphyry, astracane dorato (d'Egitto?), and light and
dark gray marbles.
MAUSOLEUM
Wall panels (on all four sides up to
a considerable height): MP imperial porphyry (rotae and rectangular panels), MP
greenish black porphyry (rotae only), and lots of new? yellowish and pinkish
stone that might be broccato di Verona. High up on the north and south walls
(in the centers) are a few panels of cipollino rosso venato. The walls also
have blue faience disks.
Mihrab: MP imperial and greenish
black porphyries, and red-and-white breccia (variety unknown). There are no
flanking columns.
Pavement (interior and courtyard):
like much of the stone on the walls, the pavement seems to be mostly new. It
consists of Proconnesian and Carrara marbles, red limestone, and broccato di
Verona. At the entrance of the passageway leading to the mausoleum is a large
slab of MP imperial porphyry (the reddish black variety).
Visited by: JAH in '96 & '99; MB
& LL in '99.
References: R76; B-A89, 133-135;
MW92, 69-73; S-WS88, 239; W02,170-171.
#118 Madrasa of Inal
al-Yusufi (or Atabki) (1392-3) G-6
There is no decorative stone inside
except for the octagonal light gray marble columns with Islamic capitals
flanking the bare mihrab.
Visited by: JAH in '97.
References: S-WS88, 319; W02, 99.
#117 Mosque of Mahmud
al-Kurdi (1395 AD) G-6
The mosque is in a ruinous state,
and the only decorative stones are in the courtyard pavement and qibli liwan
mihrab.
COURTYARD PAVEMENT
There are 6 rotae: 4 of MP imperial
porphyry and 2 of astracane dorato (d'Egitto?). There are also panels of
cipollino rosso venato, bigio lumachellato and astracane dorato (d'Egitto?)
plus geometric designs using smaller pieces of "black" and
"white" marbles, red limestone, and astracane dorato (d'Egitto?).
PRAYER NICHE
Panels: MP imperial and greenish
black porphyries (both lower and upper tiers). "Black" and
"white" marble strips are used for geometric designs.
There are two flanking columns but
they are painted red and so cannot be identified.
Visited by: JAH in '97.
References: S-WS88, 319; W02,
98-99.
#177 Mosque
of Muqbil al-Dawudi [al-Rumi] (1395 AD) G-4
Completely
rebuilt inside with no decorative stone now present.
Visited
by: JAH in '98.
References:
S-WS88, 283.
#149
Mosque/Mausoleum of al-Nasr Farag Ibn Barquq (1400-11 AD) L-4
Restoration:
in the early to mid-1900's by the Comité.
NORTHWEST
ENTRANCE AND PASSAGEWAY
At the entrance there is an
uninscribed sill of Aswan granite, but in the passageway leading to the mosque
there is a sill of Aswan granodiorite with a faint Pharaonic relief. Another
uninscribed Aswan granite sill occurs at the courtyard portal. The other
courtyard portals may also have Aswan granite or granodiorite sills.
MOSQUE
The courtyard and surrounding liwans
are all undecorated, except for 6 columns flanking the three mihrabs in the qibli
liwan (2 each). The central niche has round columns and the lateral ones have
octagonal columns — all are light gray marble with Islamic capitals.
MAUSOLEUM
(on south/right side)
Essentially all the decorative stone
is new: "black", "white" and mottled pink/purple marbles,
porous travertine, and verde alpi. Only a few of the original ? wall panels
exist, and these are of verde antico and astracane dorato (d'Egitto?). Plate
158 of Hautecoeur and Wiet (1932; vol. 2) shows the pre-restoration stone paneling
in the mihrab and on the east wall.
MAUSOLEUM
(on north/left side)
All the decorative stone is new
(same ones as in the other mausoleum) except for a few panels and rotae of MP
imperial porphyry, MP black and greenish black porphyries, and astracane dorato
(d'Egitto?).
Visited by: JAH in '96.
References: B-A89, 135-138; MW92,
74-77; S-WS88, 292; W02, 212-214.
#203
Zawiya/Sabil of al-Nasr Farag Ibn Barquq (1408 AD) G-5
This small building is rich with
decorative stones which is unusual for a pre-Ottoman zawiya/sabil in Cairo. The
stones and their distributions are illustrated in Figures FIB-1,
FIB-2, FIB-3, FIB-4,
FIB-5a and FIB-5b.
The codes used on these figures are
different from those employed elsewhere in this document. The numbers correspond
to the following materials: 1 = WB
quartz diorite (E4), 2 = WUS diorite
(E5), 3 = MP imperial porphyry (E1),
4 = verde antico (I22), 5 = WH graywacke (E8), 6 = mottled pink limestone/marble
(U10), 7 = dark gray to black
limestone/marble (U2), 8 =
gray-banded Proconnesian marble (I16), 9
= non-banded light gray marble (probably either Proconnesian and/or marmo
bianco di Carrara, I14a), 9a = same
as #9 but painted red, 9b = same as
9 but with black paste inlays, 9c =
same as 9 but with red faience and black paste inlays, 9d = same as 9 but with blue faience inlays, 9e = same as 9 but with elaborate mosaic inlays (mother-of-pearl,
red and blue faience, black limestone/marble like #7, and red limestone like
#13), 10 = occhio di pavone rosso
(I18), 11 = fossiliferous red
limestone (U4), 12 = bigio
lumachellato (I3b), 13 = mihrab
mosaic (dark gray to black limestone/marble like #7, and red and green
limestones), 14 = mihrab mosaic like
#13 but with orange astracane dorato (d'Egitto?, E18), 15 = astracane dorato (d'Egitto?), 16 = black marble with white veins (possibly nero antico, I17), 17 = basalt (E15), 18 = Mokattam limestone (E17), 19
= cipollino rosso brecciato? (I10b), 20
= red terracotta, and X = missing
stone panel.
Visited by: JAH in '96.
References: S-WS88, 317; W02, 97; H04.
#35 Mosque of
Gamal al-Din al-Ustadar (1408 AD) H-4
At the time it was visited, this
mosque was undergoing extensive renovation. The mosque consits of four liwans
around a central, open courtyard. Only the qibli liwan has decorative stone.
Some of this had already been removed but enough remained to give a good idea
of what was originally present. How much of original stone will be reinstalled
is uncertain.
Qibli Liwan
West wall panels: large slabs of MP
imperial porphyry and verde antico.
North wall panels: large slabs of MP
imperial porphyry, WUS diorite, and cipollino rosso venato (an especially good
example!).
South wall panels: only one large
slab of MP imperial porphyry remains.
East wall panels: large slabs and
rotae of MP imperial porphyry
Mihrab: flanked by 2 slender, round
columns of verde antico with new "white" marble Islamic capitals and
bases. Inside there is a single lower tier of panels (from l. to r.): new verde
alpi (replacing verde antico), MP imperial porphyry, verde antico joined to a
piece of verde alpi, MP imperial porphyry, bianco e nero antico joined to a
piece of black limestone, MP imperial porphyry [center], biano e nero antico
joined to a piece of black limestone, MP imperial porphyry, verde alpi, MP
imperial porphyry, and verde antico. The upper half of the mihrab has a
geometric design with thin strips of "white" marble, red and black
limestone, and blue faience. The same three stones were used outside the
mihrab, on the east wall for a striped and joggled pattern.
The trim for the walls and mihrab is
in "white" marble and black limestone.
According to the contractor
responsible for the renovation work, the new pavements for the four liwans and
central courtyard will consist of black limestone (from Spain), red limestone
(from Belgium) and a white marble (from Egypt).
Sabil
The only surviving decorative stone
in this structure is the "white" marble and black limestone used in
the pavement.
Visited by: JAH in '00.
References: S-WS88, 221; W02,
189-190.
#151 Mosque
of Qanibay al-Mohammadi (1413 AD) F-8
The only decorative stones inside
are 4 columns of light gray marble (2 flanking each of the 2 mihrabs) and, in a
small room on the north side of the mosque, a pavement with panels of mostly a
variety of light gray and dark gray marbles but also with two panels each of MP
greenish black porphyry and Aswan granodiorite.
Visited by: JAH in '97.
References: S-WS88, 360; W02, 57.
#190
Mosque/Mausoleum of
Sultan al-Muayyad Shaykh
(1415-22 AD) G-5
Restoration:
in 1882-1892 by the Comité, and again during 2000-2002.
EAST
SIDE ENTRANCE
Outside: the walls are of basalt and
"white" marble; the benches are Mokattam limestone; the jogging below
the benches consists of "black" and "white" marbles; the
door sill is Proconnesian marble; and the door jambs are massive blocks of
Aswan granite. From the size (about 5 m high) and shape of the jambs they may
be architraves from a Roman temple. The pavement has a variety of light and
dark gray marbles. At the top of the two light gray marble stairways are panels
of broccato di Verona.
Foyer, inside: same pavement as on
the outside.
A doorway on the right/north side of
the foyer leads to a hallway, the east end of which has a pavement of 2 rotae
of MP imperial porphyry as well as slabs of light and dark gray marbles.
MOSQUE
Qibli Liwan
Only the qibli liwan survives. The
walls are covered with stone panels up to a height of 7-8 m.
Columns: 28 Proconnesian marble
columns — 22 are circular with identical Corinthian capitals, and 6 are
octagonal with Islamic capitals.
Dikka:
Proconnesial marble.
Pavement: Mokattam limestone.
North wall panels (see Figure
SM-1):
MP imperial porphyry, MP greenish black and black porphyries, WUS diorite, WB
quartz diorite, verde antico, cipollino rosso brecciato and venato, verde alpi,
portoro, fossiliferous red limestone, porfido nero grafico, and pavonazzetto.
South wall panels (see Figure
SM-2):
MP imperial and greenish black porphyries, WUS diorite, WB quartz diorite,
Aswan granodiorite, MC gneiss, verde antico, cipollino rosso brecciato and
venato, bianco e nero antico, portoro, fossiliferous red limestone, breccia
rosso appeninica, and verde alpi. This wall originally had two arched openings
but these were partially filled in and covered over with stone paneling in
1838.
Northeast wall panels and rotae
(left of mihrab; see Figure SM-3): MP imperial and greenish black porphyries,
WUS diorite, Aswan granodiorite, verde antico, bianco e nero antico, porfido
serpentino verde, verde alpi, fossiliferous red limestone, and
"white" marble.
Southeast wall panels and rotae
(right of mihrab; see Figure SM-4): MP imperial porphyry, MP greenish black and
black porphyries, WUS diorite, WH conglomerate, Aswan granodiorite and
granite-granodiorite, verde antico, cipollino rosso brecciato, porfido
serpentino verde, verde alpi, fossiliferous red limestone, bigio antico,
bardiglio di Carrara, occhio di pavone minuto (a finer-grained variety of
occhio di pavone rosso), and "white" marble.
Rotae directly above the mihrab: MP
imperial porphyry and, in the center, porfido serpentino verde.
The panels are framed with thin
strips of "black" and "white" marbles, and occasionally
astracane dorato (d'Egitto?).
Mihrab: the single, lower tier of
panels consists of (from l. to r.) — MP imperial porphyry, Aswan granodiorite,
cipollino rosso brecciato, verde antico, MP imperial porphyry, Aswan
granodiorite, cipollino rosso brecciato, verde antico (at center) with the same
sequence, in reverse, continuing on the right side. Trim is of
"black" and "white" marbles. The two flanking columns are
MP imperial porphyry (the agglomerate variety).
Courtyard
Fountain: light gray marble.
MAUSOLEUM
Cenotaphs: light gray (in part,
Proconnesian) marble. Along the base of the larger cenotaph are panels of MP
imperial and greenish black porphyries, WUS diorite, WH conglomerate, and light
and dark gray marbles (see Figure SM-5).
Pavement: dark and light gray
marbles.
The walls and mihrab are
undecorated.
Visited by: JAH in '96, '97, '98
& '99; MB & LL in '99.
References: B-A89, 138-140; MW92,
78-79; S-WS88, 270; W02, 143-144.
#184 Mosque
of Abd al-Ghani al-Fakhri (1418 AD) F-5
Restoration:
in 1895 by the Comité.
MAUSOLEUM
The mausoleum is almost totally
destroyed and nothing much remains except the 2 cenotaphs of light gray marble.
MOSQUE
The mosque is newly renovated and
the only original decorative stone are 2 columns (Ptolemaic?) of Aswan
granodiorite in the qibli liwan. These are about 4.5 m high and may be the
largest in Cairo for this stone variety. Both columns have Corinthian capitals.
There are also 2 octagonal columns (with Islamic capitals) of light gray marble
flanking the mihrab. The same stone is used for the dikka. There is a door sill
of Aswan granodiorite at the main entrance and two more of granite inside the
mosque (all of these sills are probably original).
Visited by: JAH in '97 & '99; MB
in '99.
References: W02, 130.
#257 Maristan
of Sultan al-Muayyad Shaykh (1418-20 AD) G-8
This building is an empty shell with
only some of the walls standing. The sill at the entrance is a large block of
uninscribed Aswan granite.
Visited by: JAH in '97.
References: B-A89, 140; S-WS88, 316;
W02, 70.
#60 Mosque of Qadi
Abd al-Basit (1420 AD) G-3
According to plate 111 in Ministry of
Waqfs (1992), the only ornamental stone inside is in the richly decorated
pavement of the courtyard (with numerous porphyry? rotae) and qibli liwan. The
courtyard pavement is now gone and replaced with ceramic tiles. The walls of
the qibli liwan are bare but there is a pavement with a geometric pattern in
"white" marble, and red and black limestones. Flanking the bare
mihrab are 2 round columns of either breccia di Settebassi or, less likely,
pavonazzetto with "white" marble Islamic capitals and bases. A step
at the northeast mosque entrance is of MP greenish black porphyry.
Visited
by: JAH in '00.
References:
S-WS88, 284; MW92, 80.
#107 Mosque of Kufur
al-Ziman (1425 AD) H-5
There is no decorative stone inside
except for the two hexagonal light gray marble columns flanking the mihrab.
Visited by: JAH in '98.
References: S-WS88, 268.
#175 Madrasa/Khanqah/Mausoleum
of Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay (1425 AD) G-4/H-4
ENTRANCE
There is a sill of uninscribed Aswan
granodiorite at the outer entrance, and sills of both Aswan granite and
granodiorite at the two exits from the entrance foyer. At the back of the foyer
(opposite the entrance) there is a mastaba paved with 2 slabs of MP imperial
porphyry, 1 of MP greenish black porphyry and at least 1 of bigio antico. The
rest of the decorative stone on the mastaba and floor in the foyer appears to
be mostly new Proconnesian marble and marmo bianco di Carrara. These same two
marbles pave the passageway and the central open courtyard of the madrasa.
MADRASA
QIBLI LIWAN
North wall: the only decorative stone is
around the window niche. On the floor of the niche is a slab of light gray
marble, and below it on the wall are 3 small panels of WUS diorite, WH
conglomerate, and MP greenish black porphyry.
South wall: the only decorative stone is
again around the window niche. On the floor of the niche is a slab of MP
imperial porphyry, and below it on the wall are 3 small panels of WUS diorite
(1) and MP greenish black porphyry (2).
East wall — to the left of the mihrab: in
the lower part all that is left is 1 rota of MP greenish black porphyry (two
others are missing); and in the upper part there are 4 rotae and 2 panels of MP
imperial porphyry. One of the latter closest to the prayer niche is flanked by
2 panels of bardiglio di Carrara (the same arrangement probably exists on the
right side but is hidden behind the minbar).
East wall — to the right of the mihrab:
in the lower part there are panels of MP imperial porphyry and fossiliferous
red limestone, and 2 rotae of MP greenish black porphyry (one other is
missing); and in the upper part there are 4 rotae and 1 panel of MP imperial porphyry.
Mihrab: flanking it are 2 octagonal
columns of Proconnesian marble with Islamic capitals and bases, and, on the
walls on both sides, panels of fossiliferous red limestone below and porfido
nero grafico above. Inside the niche is a single, lower tier of panels (from l.
to r.): MP greenish black porphyry (with a small piece of WUS diorite at top),
MP imperial porphyry, verde antico, MP imperial porphyry, verde antico, MP
imperial porphyry, WB quartz diorite (with small pieces of WUS diorite both above
and below) in the center, and the same sequence in reverse on the right side
(except the last MP imperial porphyry is missing). In the upper part of the
mihrab there is a geometric pattern in the usual light and dark gray marbles,
and red and yellow to orange (astracane dorato d'Egitto?) limestones.
The trim throughout the east wall is of
light and dark gray marbles, and red and black limestones.
Pavement: consists of geometric patterns made
with light and dark gray marbles, and fossiliferous red limestone.
WEST LIWAN
Devoid of decorative stone except for the
pavement: consists of geometric patterns made with light and dark gray marbles,
and fossiliferous red limestone.
NORTH AND SOUTH LIWANS
The walls are bare but the pavements are
richly decorated. They consist of slabs and rotae of MP imperial and greenish
black porphyries, and WUS diorite with a trim of light and dark gray marbles.
The same trim is found on the low wall surrounding the sunken courtyard.
MAUSOLEUM
This has no decorative stone except for
the cenotaph and pavement of light gray marble. At the entrance to the
passageway leading to the mausoleum is a paving slab of MP greenish black
porphyry.
Visited by: JAH, MB & LL in '99.
References: MW92, 81-82; S-WS88, 254;
W02, 161.
#119 Madrasa of Amir
Gani Bak (1426-7 AD) G-6
Restoration: in 1896 by the Comité, and
in 1990 by the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
The only decorative stones are in the
courtyard pavement and mihrab. The entrance has a sill of uninscribed brown
siliceous sandstone.
COURTYARD
PAVEMENT
There are 4 rotae of Aswan
granodiorite in the corners and 4 large panels of verde antico along the sides.
In the center are 7 rotae of MP imperial porphyry, 4 rotae of MP greenish black
porphyry, 4 rotae of fossiliferous red limestone, and some large panels of
Proconnesian marble. The trim and geometric designs utilize "black"
and "white" marbles, red limestone, orange astracane dorato
(d'Egitto?), and blue faience.
MIHRAB
The only decorative stones are the 2
flanking columns: the one on the right is verde antico, and the one on the left
is cipollino rosso brecciato. Both columns are octagonal and have Islamic
capitals of light gray marble.
Visited by: JAH in '97 & '99; MB
in '99.
References: S-WS88, 320; W02, 100.
#192 Zawiya
of Fayruz (1427 AD) F-5/G-5
Completely
rebuilt inside with no decorative stone now present.
Visited
by: JAH in '98.
References:
S-WS88, 280-281.
#134 Mosque/Madrasa/Mausoleum
of Gawhar al-Lala (1430 AD) G-8
Restoration:
in 1896 by the Comité.
This small building is rich with
decorative stones, most of which appear to be original. The replaced stone is
all a mottled light and medium gray marble.
Panels along the lower parts of the walls
(including window niches): bigio lumachellato (with white veins), MP imperial
porphyry, WUS diorite, and astracane dorato (d'Egitto?). The trim is of light and
dark gray marbles and astracane dorato (d'Egitto?) plus some cipollino rosso
brecciato in the west liwan and WH graywacke in the east/qibli liwan.
Mihrab in the qibli liwan: consists
mostly of new stone. The single, lower tier of panels has (l. to r.): black
limestone/marble, cipollino rosso brecciato (or rosso di Francia?), verde alpi,
MP imperial porphyry (center), verde alpi, cipollino rosso brecciato?, black
limestone/marble. Perhaps only the MP imperial porphyry is original as may also
be the cipollino rosso brecciato if present. The trim is of "white"
and "black" marbles with black paste. The multicolored geometric
pattern in the upper part of the mihrab is just painted pieces of light gray
marble. The two modern (?) columns flanking the mihrab are square in their
lower half and hexagonal above, and are a yellow and red conglomerate (U9).
Central sunken area under the dome: the
pavement has in the center a circle of 8 rotae (4 each of MP imperial and
greenish black porphyry) with a larger rota in the center of MP greenish black
porphyry. The rest of the pavement consists of Proconnesian marble slabs with a
trim of light and dark gray marbles, and small pieces of red limestone. The two
liwans have no decorative pavements.
Mausoleum: there is little decorative
stone, just small pieces of astracane dorato (d'Egitto?) and dark gray marble
on the wall below the window niche, and light gray marble in the window niche,
cenotaph and partial pavement.
Visited by: JAH in '98 & '99; MB in
'99.
References: S-WS88, 326; W02, 67.
#121
Madrasa/Khanqah/Mausoleum of Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay (1432 AD) L-4
NORTHWEST
ENTRANCE
There's
a sill of uninscribed of Aswan granodiorite.
MOSQUE
The mosque interior is undecorated
except for 4 columns (2 round and 2 octagonal) of Proconnesian marble with a
variety of Corinthian capitals. Two have Corinthian capitals for bases. There
are also 2 smaller octagonal Islamic columns in light gray marble flanking the
bare mihrab. According to Ministry of Waqfs (1992:83) the walls were originally
covered with a "dado of coloured marble, inlaid with mother of pearl, in
beautiful geometrical designs, of great delicacy and precision". No trace
of this now remains, but was probably similar to the decoration in the mausoleum.
Pavement: is apparently the
original. It consists of geometric patterns using a variety of
"black" and "white" marbles, and red and orange limestone
plus blue faience and mother-of-pearl. There are 3 small panels of
red-and-white breccia (possibly broccatelli d'Egitto) on the vertical edge of
the sunken central area.
MAUSOLEUM
Short passageway from mosque: wall
and floor panels of MC gneiss (4), MP imperial porphyry, and Aswan
granodiorite.
Wall panels: astracane dorato (d'Egitto?)
and cipollino rosso brecciato (on all four walls); MP imperial porphyry, and
bianco e nero antico (only on north wall); and panels of WH graywacke and WH
conglomerate, and, above and flanking the mihrab, 2 rotae of MP greenish black
porphyry (on east wall). Trim and geometrical patterns are formed from strips
of "black" and "white" marbles, and red limestone plus some
WH graywacke, astracane dorato (d'Egitto?) and cipollino rosso brecciato. In
places mosaics with these stones include mother-of-pearl.
Mihrab: panels of MP imperial
porphyry, bianco e nero antico, cipollino rosso brecciato, verde antico, and
bigio antico. The panels are made mostly from small scrape pieces. There are
also geometric patterns made from strips of "white" marble, and red
and green limestones.
Cenotaph: light gray marble, but
around the base there are panels of MP imperial porphyry, WH graywacke, and
verde antico plus some "black" and "white" marbles, and red
limestone.
Pavement: geometric patterns made
with a variety of "black" and "white" marbles, and red and
orange limestones plus rare blue faience.
Visited by: JAH in '96, '97 &
'99; MB in '99.
References: B-A89, 140-142; S-WS88,
294; MW92, 83; W02, 215-217.
SAB Mosque
of Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay (1437 AD) 22 km north of Old Cairo in El
Khanqa [this monument has no antiquities number]
Restoration:
in the early 1900's? by the Comité.
ENTRANCE
Doorway
Above, on the outside wall, is a joggled
pattern with "white" and "black" marbles, and red limestone.
The sill is of limestone.
Foyer
There is a pavement of new
"white" and "black" marbles. Above and around the mastaba
facing the entrance, are panels of MP greenish black porphyry, red-and-white
breccia, broccato di Verona, red limestone, "white" and
"black" marbles. These panels are trimmed with "white" and
"black" marbles.
MOSQUE INTERIOR
Qibli Liwan
Only the qibli liwan has wall paneling
and this covers the lower 1.3 m of the three walls. All the liwan pavements are
undecorated, and consist only of concrete and local limestone. There is no west
liwan.
North wall panels: MP imperial and
greenish black porphyries, bianco e nero antico, bigio antico?, and WUS
diorite; plus verde alpi, white fossiliferous (clams) crystalline limestone, and
broccato di Verona. "Black" and "white" marbles are used
for trim.
South wall panels: MP imperial porphyry,
verde antico, MC gneiss (1 panel), and bigio antico?; plus new verde alpi,
broccato di Verona, and fossiliferous red limestone. Trim is the same as for
the north wall.
East wall panels (excluding the mihrab):
MP imperial and greenish black porphyries, WUS diorite, MC gneiss (2 panels,
one large and the other very small), Aswan granodiorite, verde antico, and
bigio antico; plus new verde alpi, broccato di Verona, white fossiliferous
(clams) crystalline limestone, and fossiliferous red limestone. Trim is the
same as for the north wall.
Mihrab: there is one tier of panels along
the lower part with (from l. to r.) – verde alpi, "white marble",
verde alpi, cipollino rosso venato?, MC gneiss (center), with the same sequence
, in reverse, continuing on the right side. Trim is "white" marble
with inlaid black paste. The middle and upper parts are covered with geometric
patterns using "white" marble, black and red limestones, and blue
faience. Outside and flanking the mihrab are two octagonal columns of
"white" marble with Islamic capitals and bases. Also on both sides,
above the basal wall paneling are panels and rotae of MP imperial porphyry plus
an elaborate joggled design with "white" marble and black and red
limestones.
Columns: 1 column at the north end, where
the qibli and north liwans meet, is of MC gneiss (2.9 m high with a 1.3
circumference at its base). All the other columns are of "white"
marble: some octagonal but most round, and some with Islamic capitals but most
with Corinthian capitals.
Dikka: "white" marble and wood.
North Liwan
The only decorative stones are columns: 2
of Aswan granite and the rest "white" marble. All have Corinthian
capitals.
South Liwan
The only decorative stones are columns: 3
of Aswan granite and the rest "white" marble. All have Corinthian
capitals.
Central Courtyard
All new paving stones: "white"
and "black" marbles except in the center where there is broccato di
Verona.
West Passageway and Entrance (from toilets)
All new paving stones: "white"
and "black" marbles and 1 large panel of pavonazzeto. The door sill
is uninscribed Aswan granite.
North Passageway to Main Entrance
All new paving stones: "white"
and "black" marbles.
Visited
by: JAH in '00.
References:
S-WS88, 680; MW92, 84.
#209 Mosque/Madrasa
of Taghri Bardi (1440 AD) F-8
There is no decorative stone inside
except for the 2 octagonal columns of light gray marble with Islamic capitals
flanking the bare mihrab.
Visited by: JAH in '97.
References: S-WS88, 358; MW92, 85;
W02, 53-54.
#182 Mosque
of al-Qadi [Zayn al-Din] Yahya (1444 AD) F-4
Restoration:
in 1884-1897 by the Comité.
There is no decorative stone inside,
except for 2 octagonal columns of light gray marble flanking the bare mihrab
and, on the sides of the sunken floor under the central dome, small panels of
"black" and "white" marbles, and astracane dorato
(d'Egitto?). The same three stones are also used for the pavement in the
entrance foyer. The entrance sill is uninscribed Aswan granodiorite.
Visited by: JAH in '97.
References: S-WS88, 282; MW92, 86;
W02, 129-130.
#344 Mosque of
al-Qadi [Zayn al-Din] Yaha (1448-9 AD) B-1
Restoration: in the early 1900's by the
Comité, and again in 1983 by the forerunner of the Supreme Council of
Antiquities.
The
only decorative stone inside are the 38 columns: 1 bigio lumachellato, and 37
Proconnesian marble with a variety of Corinthian capitals. The colonnaded
liwans surround an open central courtyard. At the west entrance is a sill of
Aswan granodiorite. Plate 186 of Hautecoeur and Wiet (1932; vol. 2) shows the
columns with the rest of the mosque in ruins.
Visited
by: JAH in '00.
References:
S-WS88, 405; W02, 229.
#217 Mosque of Ladjin
al-Sayfi [Gaqmaq] (1450 AD) E-8
