The Mosque and Khanqah of Shaykhu
History
The Mosque and Khanqah of Shaykhu is an Islamic complex in Cairo built by the Grand Emir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu al-Nasiri. The mosque was built in 1349, while the khanqah was built in 1355. Shaykhu was the Grand Emir under the rule of Sultan an-Nasir Hasan.
Urban and Architectural
The plan of a Mamluk religious foundation in Cairo is made up of overlapping motifs.an irregular plan determined by the street grid and boundaries of the site.and a second consistent, highly streamlined scheme with a clear spatial hierarchy designed to produce a particular sequential experiment.These patterns are mainly represented by two general configurations.one, a hypostyle prayer hall that overlooks a square or rectangular courtyard surrounded by arcades.and the other, four iwans each opening onto one of the four sides of a square or rectangular courtyard accessible from the street by means of a bent entrance. Not only these projects have been introduced in the uneven sites of the densely populated city of Cairo. but.they too had to be turned towards Mecca. two.major challenges Egyptian architects from the Mamluk period ingeniously met without sacrificing either the integrity or the purity of the spatial components of the scheme.two planning ideals with which this architect was preoccupied.
Description
The two opposing minarets and portals, by flanking-and thus framing-the street, create the effect of a monumental gate that makes the segment of Processional al-Saliba Street, defined by these two parallel facades, part of the Shaykhu Complex
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque_and_Khanqah_of_Shaykhu
Details
Location
Cairo Egypt
Worshippers
1500
Owners
The Grand Emir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu al-Nasiri
Year of Build
1349
Area
2500
Drawings
Map
History
The Mosque and Khanqah of Shaykhu is an Islamic complex in Cairo built by the Grand Emir Sayf al-Din Shaykhu al-Nasiri. The mosque was built in 1349, while the khanqah was built in 1355. Shaykhu was the Grand Emir under the rule of Sultan an-Nasir Hasan.
Urban and Architectural
The plan of a Mamluk religious foundation in Cairo is made up of overlapping motifs.an irregular plan determined by the street grid and boundaries of the site.and a second consistent, highly streamlined scheme with a clear spatial hierarchy designed to produce a particular sequential experiment.These patterns are mainly represented by two general configurations.one, a hypostyle prayer hall that overlooks a square or rectangular courtyard surrounded by arcades.and the other, four iwans each opening onto one of the four sides of a square or rectangular courtyard accessible from the street by means of a bent entrance. Not only these projects have been introduced in the uneven sites of the densely populated city of Cairo. but.they too had to be turned towards Mecca. two.major challenges Egyptian architects from the Mamluk period ingeniously met without sacrificing either the integrity or the purity of the spatial components of the scheme.two planning ideals with which this architect was preoccupied.
Description
The two opposing minarets and portals, by flanking-and thus framing-the street, create the effect of a monumental gate that makes the segment of Processional al-Saliba Street, defined by these two parallel facades, part of the Shaykhu Complex