Located at the end of Al-Qalaa Street (Citadel St.), it was built by Sultan Hassan Ibn Mohamed Ibn Qalawoon in 1356 AD to be a mosque and school for the four Islamic doctrines. Annexed to it is the student’s residence for which teachers and doctors were appointed. It is the pearl of Islamic architecture, and its area is 7906 meters and the height of its entrance is 38 meters, the most splendid entrance of Islamic monuments in Egypt.
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