The Mosque-Madrassah of Sultan Hassan which was built during the Mamluk Islamic era in Egypt. It's construction began 1356 AD with work ending 3 years later. It was designed to include schools for all four of the Sunni schools of thought: Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanafi and Hanbali.

Qibla Iwan inside The Mosque-Madrassah of Sultan Hassan which was built during the Mamluk Islamic era in Egypt. I took this photo while I was on a field trip with my colleagues from college for a group project and I was stunned by the grandeur of architecture and scale.

Shades and Lights, inside The Mosque-Madrassah of Sultan Hassan in Cairo.

'Ablaq' is an Arabic word which stands for an architectural style involving alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark stone, a wall inside the Mosque-Madrassah of Sultan Hassan in Cairo.

The portal to the mosque of Ibn Touloun featuring its unique 'Shurufat', an Arabic word for the ornaments placed on the top of the wall.

From the minaret of  the Mosque and Madrasa of Amir Sarghatmish which overlooks the Mosque of Ibn Touloun and the surrounding urban.

A view from  the Mosque of Ibn Touloun.

The original Mosque had its fountain 'Fauwara' in the middle of the 'Sahn' and over it was a gilt dome on ten marble columns, and round it were 16 marble columns with a marble pavement. A distinctive 'Sabil' with a high drum dome was added in the central courtyard at the end of the thirteenth century by Mamluk Sultan Lajin instead of the "fauwara".

The Mosque of Ibn Touloun was constructed in the Samarran style common with Abbasid constructions in Cairo. The picture features The Minaret with its helical outer staircase similar to that of the famous minaret in Samarra.

The Minaret of Azbak mosque in El-Sayed Zainab district in Cairo.

The Madrassa of Al-Nasser Muhammed ,the most unique aspect of it is its Gothic marble portal, acquired from a Christian church in the city of Acre after a victory against the Crusaders in 1291. The portal consists of a pointed arch with a triple recess flanked by three slender columns on each side, at the top of the arch "Allah" has been inscribed. The medieval Islamic Historian Al-Maqrizi praised this portal for its craftsmanship, saying "Its gate is among the most amazing things the sons of Adam have crafted, for it is made from one piece of white marble, marvelous in form and exalted in workmanship".

Inside the Madrassa of Al-Naser Muhammed.