Sultan Qala'un Funerary Complex: Khanqah and minarets

Complex (khanaqah, mausoleum and minarets) of the Mamluk Sultan Barquq built behind the Complex of Qala'un in 1384-1386. The mausoleum was for one of his daughters.\u000a\u000aThe complex of the Mamluk sultan Qala'un (reigned 1280-1290) was built in 1284-1285 on the site of the former Fatimid palace. It comprises a hospital (maristan), madrasa, mausoleum and minaret. The hospital incorporated some of the old palace. The madrasa has an unusual four-iwan plan with two vestigial iwans on the sides; it anticipates those popular for madrasas in later centuries.