Sunday 9 September 2007
The lantern from the minaret :D
this is the lantern from the minaret.............................nice shot
The way to the minaret top
this is the stairs.................it is spiral upwards
this too for the stairs
I was there............above the minaret صورة من فوق المئذنة
yes..........it is me ........................it is too difficult to go upward a minaret but i did it
really fantastic feeling when u r in the top
need ur comments
Al-mihrab in Sultan Qaitbay mosque المحراب
This is Al-mihrab - directing to MAKKA to AL KAABA -in Sultan Qaitbay Mosque and the top area with the radiation rays like a light to reveal the truth
المحراب في مسجد السلطان قايتباي و في الجزء الأعلى منه يوجد الاشعاع الذي يعبر عن اشعاع النور و الحق و يرمز كذلك الى المركزية
Door details تفصيلة باب
This is a door detail in Sultan Qaitbay mosque...................................
تفصيلة باب في مسجد و مدرسة السلطان قايتباي
Saturday 8 September 2007
The lantern outside
this is the lantern ...........you can realize that it is built from wood
it has environmental role their to renew the air and getting the light in
الشخشيخة The lantern
This is the lantern from inside......................it provide light to the interior and increases the spiritual experiment
As usual it has octagons and octagonal stars
Friday 7 September 2007
Ceiling...................Islamic Art
This is a very beautiful part of the Islamic Art................it is the ceiling of Sultan Qaitbay mosque ....................u can find how accurately were these people............it is really fantastic......................every inch and every point..........................Greeting really for Moslims.............
Soon there will be a video here :D
Thursday 6 September 2007
Sultan Qaitbay Minbar
alsalam alaikom
this is a piece of Sultan Qaitbay Minbar ( the place where the khateeb tell a speech ) ..........................it indicates the whole Islamic Architecture soul and princibles
Islamic Architecture - or Islamicture as i call - has the centrality, all from one and all that refers to Tawheed..............Worshipping one God .......ALLAH
Sunday 2 September 2007
Sultan Qaitbay mosque discribtion
Egyption Mosques - Table Of Contentes
Egyption Mosques Manuscript
5.THE MAMLUK PERIOD, 648 - 923H. (1250- 1517 A.D.) .---------------------------------------------------------------------------38- THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN QAYT- BAY (IN THE MAMLUK CEMETERY) 877- 879H.(1472- 1474) .
THE founder of this mosque was al- Malik al- Ashraf Abu an- Nasr Qayt- Bay, who was brought to Egypt by a slave- dealer, Mahmud ibn Rustum, in 839H. (1435/36). He was bought by al- Malik al- Ashraf Barsbay, and remained among his Mamluks until he was sold to al- Malik az- Zahir Abu Sa'id Jaqmaq, and remained in his service until he set him free. He subsequently occupied several offices until he ascended the throne in Ragab 872H. (1468). His reign lasted for twenty nine years and a few months, and he died in 901H. (1496) , at the age of about eighty- six.
Muslim architecture flourished greatly in his reign. Numerous and varied structures were built; they were characterised by their good proportions, rich ornament, and fine craftsmanship. Although he paid special attention to military buildings, founding the Qayt- Bay fortress in Alexandria, and the fort of Rosetta, he also preoccupied himself with civil and benevolent establishments, thus constructing houses, wikalas, sabils, and drinking- troughs, of which there are many in Cairo. He also repaired and renewed many of the buildings founded by his predecessors.
His care for the construction of mosques was in no way less than for buildings of other kinds. In Cairo, he built three well known mosques, the first at Rawda, the second at Qal'at al- Kabsh, and the third, to which is annexed his mausoleum, in the Mamluk Cemetery, sometimes known as Qayt- Bay's Cemetery.
This mosque is not only a prominent landmark of the cemetery, but also a magnificent specimen of a Mamluk mosque of the end of the ninth century H. (15 th A.D.) , remarkable for fine craftsmanship, beauty of design, and magnificent decoration. Each part of it uncontestably shows that the highest standard of art had been reached. The façade, containing the entrance, the sabil (drinking fountain) with kuttab (for reading classes) above on the left, and the minaret on the right, as well as the dome at the back, forms a harmonious composition. Its minaret is one of the most beautiful of all the Mamluk period, both on account of its harmonious proportions and the magnificence and good distribution of its ornament. The dome also, with its beautiful decoration carved on the stone, may be regarded as one of the most beautiful of Mamluk domes. The same remarks apply to the rest of the façade, both as regards massing and richness of ornament.
The mosque is designed according to the cruciform madrasa plan. It consists of a covered sahn, with a shukhsheikhah (skylight) in the middle of its roof, surrounded by four iwans, the largest of which is the sanctuary. Above the arches runs a band of inscription, bearing the name and titles of the founder and the date of foundation (877H.).
The ceilings of the four ïw?ns and the sahn are decorated with beautiful gilded ornament, and are characterised by the harmony of their colours.
The stone mihrab in the centre of the qibla wall has a hood inlaid with two trefoils in red stone. Next to the mihrab is a wooden minbar, the two sides of which as well as the door, are decorated with geometrical designs and interlacing star patterns, carved and inlaid with ivory. The kursi (reader's seat) in the mausoleum, as well as the leaves of the built- in cupboards in the mosque, are decorated in the same way as the minbar.
The mausoleum is next to the qibla iwan, and is decorated in the same style as the rest. There is a dado of coloured marble, surmounted by a band of inscription, bearing the name and titles of the founder, as well as some prayers in his favour, some Qur'anic verses, and finally, the date of completion (879H.) In the upper part of the walls of the dome and iwans are windows of fine pierced stucco, decorated with coloured glass. The mausoleum, the iwans, and the sahn are paved with coloured marble.
The architect of the mosque has created a masterpiece in architecture and decoration. Qayt- Bay did not, however, stint the expenditure, so that the mosque, when finished, formed a masterpiece of fine art. The Department for the Preservation of Arab Monuments, towards the end of the 19th. century, took the greatest care in restoring this famous building. This restoration included the woodwork, marble, decoration, and stucco window- grilles.
Plates 124- 127.
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A historic shot of Sultan Qaitbay mosque
This is a historical shot of Qaitbay mosque.........................................it really presents how was the islamic architecture giving the mosque its importance .............................the islamic civilization is based on the religion of Islam..........so it has a very strong centrality to the mosque.........nice shot anyway
Main perspective
This is the main perspective of Sultan Qaitbay mosque.....................u can see clearly the proportions of the building is very suitable and perfect really...............waiting ur comments...
the minaret المئذنة
this is the minaret of Sultan Qaitbay mosque..................u can see how much detalis is there........................really great civilization
The dome of Sultan Qaitbay mosque
salam alaikom
this is another shot for the dome ......................u can imagine how difficault was that to built it ....................................very beautiful really
The Dome
Realy this is rom the most beautiful domes in the mamluk architecture.................it has fantastic proportions and very nice scuptulars........................Sultan Qaitbay Mosque is a jewel in the Islamic Architecture.......................and it is a proto-type of mamluk architecture in Egypt.......................more fotos r coming soon
that was my photo :D
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