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Khanqah-Mausoleum of Farag Ibn Barquq

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Built by a son of Sultan Barquq, whose great madrassa and mausoleum stand on Bein al-Qasreen. Completed in 1411 the khanqah is a fortresslike building with high, sheer façades and twin minarets and domes. In the courtyard, monastic cells lead off the arcades. Two tomb chambers - one for women, one for men - are each topped with domes; their ceilings are painted in mesmerising red-and-black geometric patterns.

 

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