Sultan Qaitbay mosque discribtion

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5.THE MAMLUK PERIOD, 648 - 923H. (1250- 1517 A.D.) .

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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

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Main perspective

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the minaret المئذنة

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Sultan Qaitbay dome.............too

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The dome of Sultan Qaitbay mosque

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The Dome

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First interior object in Sultan Qaitbay mosque

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Sultan Kaitbay Entrance

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who is Sultan Kaitbay ?? من هو السلطان قايتباي

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مساجد مصر - فهرس الموسوعة
مخطوطة مساجد مصر
5- عصر المماليك سنة 648 - 923 هجرية = 1250 - 1517م.
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38- مسجد السلطان قايتباى وضريحه بقرافة المماليك 877-879 هجرية = 1472-1474م.
منشىء هذا المسجد هو الملك الأشرف أبو النصر قايتباى قدم إلى مصر فى رفاقة تاجره محمود بن رستم سنة 839 هجرية 1435/ 36م فاشتراه الملك الأشرف برسباى واستمر ضمن مماليكه إلى أن اشتراه الملك الظاهر أبو سعيد جقمق وظل فى رقه حتى أعتقه. ومن ثم تقلب فى عدة وظائف إلى أن ولى الملك فى رجب سنة 872 هجرية = 1468م ، وكانت مدة حكمه تسعا وعشرين سنة وبضعة شهور حيث توفى سنة 901 هجرية = 1496م، وله من العمر نحو ست وثمانين سنة.
وقد ازدهرت العمارة الإسلامية فى عهده ازدهارا عظيما وكثرت منشآته وتنوعت وامتازت بتناسب أجزائها ووفرة زخارفها ونقوشها وبلوغها من الدقة والإتقان شأوا عظيما ، وبينما نراه اهتم بالأبنية الحربية فأنشأ طابية قايتباى بالإسكندرية وطابية رشيد ، نراه اهتم بإقامة المنشآت المدنية والخيرية فأنشأ المنازل والوكالات والأسبلة وأحواض سقى الدواب وله الكثير منها بالقاهرة ، كما اهتم بترميم وتجديد كثير من منشآت أسلافه.
هذا ولم يكن اهتمامه بإنشاء المساجد بأقل من اهتمامه بغيرها فله فى القاهرة ثلاث مساجد شهيرة مسجده بالروضة ومسجده بقلعة الكبش وهذا المسجد الملحق به تربته والذى شيده بقرافة المماليك التى يطلق عليها قرافة قايتباى لكثرة منشآته بها.
ويعد هذا المسجد علما من أعلام هذه القرافة بل نموذجا رائعا للمساجد المملوكية التى أنشئت فى أواخر القرن التاسع الهجرى - الخامس عشر الميلادى- فقد تجمعت فيه دقة الصناعة وجمال التصميم وروعة الزخرف والنقش وتكاد كل قطعة فيه تنطق بأن الفن قد بلغ الذروة فيها. فإذا نظر الإنسان إليه من الخارج فإنه لابد منتزع منه إعجابه فوجهاته المشتملة على المدخل والسبيل والكتاب على اليسار والمنارة على اليمين ثم القبة فى المؤخرة كلها وحدة متناسبة متناسقة وتعتبر منارته اجمل المآذن المملوكية طرا سواء من حيث تناسب أجزائها أو روعة زخرفها وحسن توزيعها كذلك القبة تعتبر من أجمل القباب المملوكية بزخارفها البديعة المحفورة فى الحجر ، وما يقال عن المنارة والقبة يقال عن باقى أجزاء الوجهة سواء فى ذلك تناسبها ووفرة زخارفها.
وقد أنشئ هذا المسجد على نظام المدارس ذات التخطيط المتعامد فهو يتكون من صحن مسقوف بوسط سقفه شخشيخة وتشرف عليه أربعة عقود تفتح إلى أربعة إيوانات متقابلة أكبرها إيوان القبلة ، وعلى أوجه هذه العقود طراز مكتوب به اسم المنشئ وألقابه وتاريخ الإنشاء 877 هجرية.
وتزد ان أسقف الإيوانات الأربعة والصحن بنقوش مذهبة جميلة امتازت بهدوء ألوانها وتجانسها ، وبصدر إيوان القبلة محراب حليت طاقيته بتلابيس من الحجر الأحمر على شكل شرفات ويقوم بجواره منبر خشبى جمعت ريشتاه وبابه على هيئة أشكال هندسية تحصر بينها حشوات من السن المحفور بزخارف دقيقة ، وقد صنع كرسى السورة الذى بالقبة ودلف الدواليب الحائطية بالمسجد على وتيرة المنبر أى على هيئة أشكال هندسية مجمعة وحشوات من السن المحفور وكلها تنطق برقة الصناعة ودقتها.
وتقوم القبة بجانب إيوان القبلة وهى كباقى أجزاء المسجد غنية بالزخارف والنقوش ، ويكسو الجزء السفلى من حوائطها وزرة من الرخام الملون يعلوه طراز مكتوب به اسم المنشئ وألقابه وأدعية له وبعض آيات قرآنية ثم تاريخ الفراغ من بناء القبة 879 هجرية ، وبحوائط القبة من أعلى كما بحوائط الإيوانات شبابيك من الجص المفرغ الدقيق المحلى بالزجاج الملون، هذا وقد فرشت أرض القبة والصحن والإيوانات بالرخام الملون.
والواقع أن مهندس هذا المسجد قد إجاد فى هندسة بنائه وأبدع فى زخرفته ونقشه ولم يبخل عليه قايتباى بمال فجاء تحفة تجمعت فيها روائع الفن، ولهذا كان محل عناية لجنة حفظ الآثار العربية فى أواخر القرن التاسع عشر فاهتمت بتدعيم مبانيه وقامت بإصلاحه وتجديده وتناولت أعمالها إصلاح نجارته ورخامه وتجديد نقوشه وشبابيكه الجصية بحيث أصبح بالحالة التى نراه عليها الآن.
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photos of Sultan Kaitbay mosque

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Sultan Qaitbay Mosque , Medrasa and Mosoleum plans

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this is Sultan Kaitbay mosque and mosoleum plan,section and elevation................................it is laocated in karafet el mamaleek...........it is really a jewel in its architecture...........soon there will be fotos for it by me.......enjoy and leave comments plz :D

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