Al-Muayyad Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
Year consecrated | 1415 |
Location | |
Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Geographic coordinates | 30°02′35″N 31°15′27″E / 30.04306°N 31.25750°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Mamluk |
Completed | 1421 |
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.