The "Blue Mosque" in Cairo combines Mamluk and Ottoman architecture "Aq Sonkar Mosque" was built in 1347 in the historic Derb al-Ahmar area. It is famous for its blue ceramic tiles made in the Turkish city of Iznik and added to during the Ottoman period. A marble pulpit, a courtyard and a cylindrical minaret add to the uniqueness of one of the prominent landmarks of Islamic architecture in Cairo.
The "Blue Mosque" in Cairo combines Mamluk and Ottoman architecture "Aq Sonkar Mosque" was built in 1347 in the historic Derb al-Ahmar area. It is famous for its blue ceramic tiles made in the Turkish city of Iznik and added to during the Ottoman period. A marble pulpit, a courtyard and a cylindrical minaret add to the uniqueness of one of the prominent landmarks of Islamic architecture in Cairo.
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