The Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad in Cairo (1318 and 1335): This hypostyle structure is distinguished by the arrangement of alternate courses of red and black stone in its arches and niches, and by its two unusual minarets which may have been a direct import from Ilkhanid Iran.

 

The Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad in Cairo, general view.
 
The Mosque of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad in Cairo, view of the northwestern minaret.

 

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