Sultan Ashraf Al-Ghori Complex (Arabic: سلطان الأشرف الغوري) is a famous architectural complex in Cairo, built in the Islamic style dating back to the Black Mamluk period. The complex consists of several mutually constructed buildings located between two sides of a corridor with a wooden roof. On one side there is a mosque and a school where religious sciences were taught. Opposite is the dome of the shrine and an ancient bath is located next to the building.
Manufacturer
King Ashraf Qansuh Ghori
It was built by the order of King Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qansuh of Yabredi Al-Ghori Siahpust in 850 AH 1446 AD, which belonged to Ashraf Qaytbay, who appointed him to various jobs and then appointed him to a special position. He was emir for 10 years and then became the representative of Tartus and was employed as a veil in Aleppo and then transferred to the Malatya prosecutor's office.
The engineer of the architectural group is still unknown, but historians note that Sultan Qansuh al-Ghori appointed Prince Inal as the architect of the building.
History
The elder Saqqayan in the Qansuh government of Abu Sa'id began to build a mosque and a private school in al-Tawashi, so he became known as a special school, and when Sultan Qansuh al-Ghori came to power, he arrested him and confiscated his property and demanded other funds from him. He gave him the land of the mosque and the buildings in it. Al-Ghori received and destroyed it and ordered it to be rebuilt and expanded, and he added a number of bazaars to it, and the Sultan built a very luxurious mosque, so that he spent a total of nearly one hundred thousand dinars on it, and it began on Friday. In the spring of 909 AH / September 1503, it was inaugurated in the presence of Caliph Al-Mustamsak Ballah Ya'qub and the judges of the four religions.
Designing
The buildings of the architectural complex are located on both sides of a corridor with a wooden roof, on one side of which there is a mosque and a school for teaching religious sciences, including those of the four religions of Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanafi and Hanbali, and the other side includes a dome, shrine and The path of the writers is on top of it with a Sufi monastery and a house and a chair for the sultan; And in this complex there was an ancient bath that is now ruined. The mosque has three facades, the most important of which is the eastern symbol, which overlooks Al-Moez Street and the main entrance passes through it, and has four rectangular porches with columned facades, which is a square courtyard with an area of 11 by 12 covered with walls. The minaret is built in the Andalusian style and is located in front of the eastern façade, which is a large square with a base at the base of the façade.
Theft of ancient property
Due to the artistic value of this architectural complex of Sultan Ghori, it was repeatedly attacked by thieves of antiquities, once the door of the mosque was stolen, in September 2012 its parts were still stolen and also the wooden parts of the pulpit were stolen in another incident. .
Current situation
Al-Ghori Complex is now one of the most important tourist destinations on Al-Mu'azz al-Din Fatemi Street, which is visited by tourists from different cultures. Gonbad al-Ghori is currently used as a beacon to revive Egyptian antiquities art through the Art Creativity Center in Gonbad al-Ghori, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Culture's Cultural Development Fund through various religious groups.
Manufacturer
King Ashraf Qansuh Ghori
It was built by the order of King Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qansuh of Yabredi Al-Ghori Siahpust in 850 AH 1446 AD, which belonged to Ashraf Qaytbay, who appointed him to various jobs and then appointed him to a special position. He was emir for 10 years and then became the representative of Tartus and was employed as a veil in Aleppo and then transferred to the Malatya prosecutor's office.
The engineer of the architectural group is still unknown, but historians note that Sultan Qansuh al-Ghori appointed Prince Inal as the architect of the building.
History
The elder Saqqayan in the Qansuh government of Abu Sa'id began to build a mosque and a private school in al-Tawashi, so he became known as a special school, and when Sultan Qansuh al-Ghori came to power, he arrested him and confiscated his property and demanded other funds from him. He gave him the land of the mosque and the buildings in it. Al-Ghori received and destroyed it and ordered it to be rebuilt and expanded, and he added a number of bazaars to it, and the Sultan built a very luxurious mosque, so that he spent a total of nearly one hundred thousand dinars on it, and it began on Friday. In the spring of 909 AH / September 1503, it was inaugurated in the presence of Caliph Al-Mustamsak Ballah Ya'qub and the judges of the four religions.
Designing
The buildings of the architectural complex are located on both sides of a corridor with a wooden roof, on one side of which there is a mosque and a school for teaching religious sciences, including those of the four religions of Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanafi and Hanbali, and the other side includes a dome, shrine and The path of the writers is on top of it with a Sufi monastery and a house and a chair for the sultan; And in this complex there was an ancient bath that is now ruined. The mosque has three facades, the most important of which is the eastern symbol, which overlooks Al-Moez Street and the main entrance passes through it, and has four rectangular porches with columned facades, which is a square courtyard with an area of 11 by 12 covered with walls. The minaret is built in the Andalusian style and is located in front of the eastern façade, which is a large square with a base at the base of the façade.
Theft of ancient property
Due to the artistic value of this architectural complex of Sultan Ghori, it was repeatedly attacked by thieves of antiquities, once the door of the mosque was stolen, in September 2012 its parts were still stolen and also the wooden parts of the pulpit were stolen in another incident. .
Current situation
Al-Ghori Complex is now one of the most important tourist destinations on Al-Mu'azz al-Din Fatemi Street, which is visited by tourists from different cultures. Gonbad al-Ghori is currently used as a beacon to revive Egyptian antiquities art through the Art Creativity Center in Gonbad al-Ghori, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Culture's Cultural Development Fund through various religious groups.
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