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العربية: مسجد ومدرسة السُلطان حسن

ألتُقطت الصورة من قِبل: مُحمَّد علي موسى

مسجد ومدرسة السُلطان حسن هو مُجمَّع مملوكي ضخم يقعُ على مقربة من القاهرة القديمة. ابتدأ العمل بتشييده سنة 757هـ\1356م وانتهى بعد ثلاث سنواتٍ "دون أن يكون هُناك يومٌ وحيدٌ للراحة"
English: Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan

Photo taken by : Mohammed Ali Moussa

The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive Mamluk era mosque and madrassa located near the Citadel in Cairo. Its construction began 757 AH/1356 CE with work ending three years later "without even a single day of idleness"
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