5616 x 3744 px | 47,5 x 31,7 cm | 18,7 x 12,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
25. November 2010
Ort:
northern cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Weitere Informationen:
This structure, built by Sultan Qansuh Abu Sa'id in 1499, is a freestanding royal mausoleum from the late Mamluk period. Although its proportions and overall composition conform to the typical scheme of this kind of detached mausoleum, it introduces two variations on the predominant decorative themes. The carving on the stone dome substitutes an overall pattern of isolated star rosettes surrounded by interlocking arrow shapes for the standard arabesque designs fashionable in this period. The other novel feature is the implied triangular pediment manifested by the stone molding on the exterior zone of transition right below the dome.