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Ibn Tulun Mosque

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Ibn Tulun Mosque

Huge, majestic red-brick mosque in Cairo. It was built (876–879) by Ahmad ibn Tulun (835–884), the Muslim governor of Egypt and Syria. The mosque's crenellated walls have merlons (see battlement) that are shaped and perforated in a decorative pattern, and its three courts are lined with arcades of broad arches and heavy pillars. The arches are decorated with elaborately carved stucco. The main space is divided by pillars into five long aisles originally ornamented with panels of carved wood. Classed as a historic monument in 1890, the mosque has since been completely restored.
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Some of it he sells to specialists, like the "metal vultures" behind the Ibn Tulun mosque who separate machinery and electronics devices into their constituent metals and sell them by the ton.
One man's junk is another man's riches. (Mosaic) by McGrath, Cam / The Middle East
The design of the park took its inspiration from the geometry of the nearby Ibn Tulun mosque and its minaret.
The Architectural Review in the Gulf by Antoniou, Jim / The Architectural Review
 
 
 
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