Aqsunqur Mosque

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Aqsunqur Mosque is a historic Mamluk-era mosque in Cairo, Egypt, renowned for its distinctive blue-tiled interior and significant Islamic architectural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Blue Mosque of Cairo ⓘ
Mosque of Aqsunqur ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mamluk architecture ⓘ
Ottoman architecture ⓘ
builderOccupation Mamluk amir ⓘ
builtBy Shams al-Din Aqsunqur al-Silahdar ⓘ
city Cairo ⓘ
constructionEnd 1347 ⓘ
constructionStart 1347 ⓘ
containsTombOf Ibrahim Agha al-Mustahfizan ⓘ
Shams al-Din Aqsunqur al-Silahdar ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
domeCount 1 ⓘ
floorPlanType hypostyle mosque ⓘ
governingBody Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities ⓘ
hasDecoration blue and turquoise tiles ⓘ
calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
floral tile motifs ⓘ
hasFeature courtyard ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
mihrab ⓘ
minbar ⓘ
prayer hall ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Historic Cairo UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Cairo ⓘ
Darb al-Ahmar district ⓘ
Historic Cairo ⓘ
Islamic Cairo ⓘ
majorRestorationDate 1652 ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
minaretCount 1 ⓘ
namedAfter Shams al-Din Aqsunqur al-Silahdar ⓘ
notableFor Iznik tile decoration ⓘ
Mamluk-era architectural features ⓘ
blue-tiled interior ⓘ
period Mamluk period ⓘ
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate
region Cairo Governorate ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
restorationPeriod Ottoman period ⓘ
restoredBy Ibrahim Agha al-Mustahfizan ⓘ
significance important example of Mamluk religious architecture in Cairo ⓘ
tourist attraction in Islamic Cairo ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Cairo ⓘ
linked to: historic Cairo

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El Darb El Ahmar → hasLandmark → Aqsunqur Mosque ⓘ