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Grandeur.

Qibla Iwan inside The Mosque-Madrassah of Sultan Hassan which was built during the Mamluk Islamic era in Egypt. It’s construction began 1356 AD with work ending 3 years later. It was designed to include schools for all four of the Sunni schools of thought: Shafi’i, Maliki, Hanafi and Hanbali.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Cairo, Egypt
Camera: D2502
Copyright: © Mona El-Shahed