The Khanqah of Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq (1400-11): A very symmetrical composition which contains a hypostyle mosque, cells for sufis, and two minarets and two carved stone qubbas, which are the largest stone domes in Cairo.

 

Main or northwestern facade of the Khanqah with the two minarets (last stories rebuilt) and the sabil-kuttab unit next to the entrance.   One of the two stone carved domes with its chevron pattern   Interior of the dome with the four muqarnas squinches and the continuous knotted decorative pattern and inscription band around the drum (repainted in the 1980s).

 

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