Al-Aqmar Mosque

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Al-Aqmar Mosque is a 12th-century Fatimid mosque in Cairo renowned for its richly decorated stone façade and innovative architectural design.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Al-Aqmar Mosque canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Fatimid monument ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
architecturalStyle Fatimid architecture ⓘ
architecturalType Friday mosque ⓘ
associatedDynasty Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah ⓘ
city Cairo ⓘ
constructionEnd 1125 ⓘ
constructionStart 1121 ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
denomination Shia Islam ⓘ
era Fatimid era ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
facingDirection qibla ⓘ
façadeOrientation aligned with street ⓘ
governorate Cairo Governorate ⓘ
hasFeature calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
medallions with names of Ali and Muhammad ⓘ
mihrab ⓘ
minaret ⓘ
minbar ⓘ
muqarnas niche ⓘ
prayer hall ⓘ
stone façade ⓘ
hasRestoration 20th century restoration ⓘ
21st century conservation works ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Historic Cairo ⓘ
inception 12th century ⓘ
interiorOrientation aligned with qibla ⓘ
locatedIn Cairo ⓘ
Islamic Cairo ⓘ
locatedOn al-Muizz Street ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
notableFor geometric and floral carvings ⓘ
innovative architectural design ⓘ
inscription bands ⓘ
muqarnas decoration ⓘ
richly decorated stone façade ⓘ
street-aligned façade ⓘ
patron al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi ⓘ
planType hypostyle plan ⓘ
region Greater Cairo ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
UNESCOStatus within Historic Cairo World Heritage Site ⓘ
usedFor prayer ⓘ
religious education ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamic Cairo → hasPart → Al-Aqmar Mosque ⓘ
Fatimid art → notableExampleSite → Al-Aqmar Mosque ⓘ
Al-Muizz li-Din Allah Street → contains → Al-Aqmar Mosque ⓘ