Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad

Al-Muayyad Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
Year consecrated1415
Location
LocationCairo, Egypt
Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad is located in Egypt
Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad
Shown within Egypt
Geographic coordinates30°02′35″N 31°15′27″E / 30.04306°N 31.25750°E / 30.04306; 31.25750
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleMamluk
Completed1421
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)2

The Mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad (Arabic: مسجد السلطان المؤيد) is a Mosque in Cairo, Egypt next to Bab Zuwayla built under the rule of sultan Al-Mu'ayyad Sayf ad-Din Shaykh from whom it takes its name, "Al-Mu'ayyad", meaning The Supporter in Arabic language. Construction began in 1415 and the mosque was completed in 1421. The complex included a Friday mosque and a madrasa for four madhhabs.[1] It replaced a prison which originally stood next to Bab Zuwayla.

  1. ^ Behrens-Abouseif, Doris. "Cairo of the Mamluks". Cairo:AUC Press, 2008. p 239