Cairo
The mosque and madrasa of Sultan Hasan was built between 1356 and 1363 for the Mamluk sultan al-Nasir Hasan, and it housed the four schools of Sunni law…
The mosque and madrasa of Sultan Hasan was built between 1356 and 1363 for the Mamluk sultan al-Nasir Hasan, and it housed the four schools of Sunni law around its central courtyard. It is one of the largest and most admired buildings of medieval Islam. Its great portal rises nearly forty metres, and four vaulted halls open onto the courtyard, with the sultan's domed tomb behind the qibla wall. It stands on Salah al-Din Square below the Citadel, facing al-Rifa'i Mosque.