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.