Fountain of Qayt Bay

The fountain, with the Uthmaniyya Madrasa behind
View from the southwest, 1919

Fountain of Qayt Bay (Arabic: نافورة قايتباي) or Sabil Qaitbay (Arabic: سبيل قايتباي) is a domed public fountain (sabil) on the western esplanade of the al-Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem,[1] near the Madrasa al-Ashrafiyya. Built in the 15th century by the Mamluks of Egypt, it was completed in the reign of Sultan Qaytbay, after whom it is named. It is also colloquially known as the Fountain of Hamidiye due to Sultan Abdul Hamid II’s restoration.[2] It has been considered, "after the Dome of the Rock, the most beautiful edifice in the Haram".[3]

  1. ^ "Sabil al-Sultan Qāʼit Bāy". Archnet Digital Library. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ Uğurluel, Talha (2017). Arzın Kapısı Kudüs. Istanbul: Timaş Yayınları. p. 159. ISBN 9786050824254.
  3. ^ Murphy-O'Connor, Jeremiah. (2008). The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700. Oxford University Press US, pp.98-99.