Funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay

The funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay is an architectural complex built by Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay in Cairo's Northern Cemetery, completed in 1474. It is often considered one of the most beautiful and accomplished monuments of late Egyptian Mamluk architecture, and is pictured on the Egyptian one pound note.:244:273–278:136

Funerary complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay
Sultan Qaytbay's mosque and mausoleum complex
Religion
AffiliationIslam
PatronSultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaytbay
Location
LocationNorthern Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Location in Egypt
Geographic coordinates30.0439°N 31.2749°E / 30.0439; 31.2749
Architecture
Typemadrasa/mosque, mausoleum, sabil, kuttab
Stylelate Mamluk
Completed1474
Specifications
Dome(s)2
Minaret(s)1
CriteriaCultural: (i)(v)(vi)
Designated1979 (3rd session)
Part ofHistoric Cairo
Reference no.89-005
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