Cairo - Mosque of Sultan Barquq Qalaun
In the northern part of the Fatimid town are a number of notable examples of Mameluke architecture. Northwest of the Great Bazaar stands the little Mosque of Sultan Barquq Qalaun, its facade projecting into the street. This was part of a large hospital, now ruined, begun in 1284 by the Mameluke Sultan El-Mansur Qalaun; in the prayer niche is a fine Byzantine mosaic.
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Mausoleum of Qalaun
On the right of the long corridor is the Mausoleum of Qalaun, one of the finest Arab buildings in Cairo, completed in 1293 by Qalaun's son Mohammed el-Nasir; it has a richly ornamented prayer niche and fine marble and mother-of-pearl mosaics.
