Sinan Pasha Mosque (Cairo)
The Sinan Pasha Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سنان باشا) is a mosque in the Bulaq district in Cairo. It was established by the governor of Cairo Koca Sinan Pasha around 1571.
| Sinan Pasha Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد سنان باشا | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Status | active |
| Location | |
| Location | Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt |
  Shown within Egypt | |
| Geographic coordinates | 30.062109°N 31.229399°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | Northwest |
| Dome dia. (outer) | ca. 15 m[1] |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
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When the mosque was built the site was on the Nile shore which has since shifted westward.[1] The mosque's architecture combines Mamluk and Ottoman features. The last include its free-standing position in a garden and the gallery surrounding its square prayer hall on three sides roofed with eleven shallow domes. The mosque has a pencil-shaped minaret at its southern corner. The prayer hall's three entrance portals are decorated with Muqarnas.
The interior is influenced by the Fadawiya Mausoleum.[1] There is a wooden dikka on the northeastern side.
The mosque was once part of a complex with three khans.[2] Its hamam still exists.[3]
Notes
- Behrens-Abouseif 1989, p. 161.
- Swelim 1993, p. 101.
- Parker, Sabin & Williams 1985, p. 279.
References
- Behrens-Abouseif, Doris (1989). Islamic architecture in Cairo : an introduction. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. p. 161-162. ISBN 9781417523146. OCLC 1256252718. OL 2203427M. Wikidata Q109884393.
- Parker, Richard B.; Sabin, Robin; Williams, Caroline (1985). Islamic monuments in Cairo (3 ed.). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. pp. 277–278. ISBN 977-424-036-7.
- Swelim, M. Tarek (1993). "An Interpretation of the Mosque of Sinan Pasha in Cairo". Muqarnas. 10: 98–107. doi:10.1163/22118993-90000299. ISSN 0732-2992. Wikidata Q109887192.
