This illustration dates to around 1900. It shows a window in the complex of the Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun (also spelled Kilawun). It is located on al-Muizz li-Din Allah Street, in an area that used to be part of the Western Fatimid Palace in Cairo, Egypt. It dates to 1285 and the Mamluk period in Egypt. The master architect was Amir Alam al-Din al-Shuja'i. The complex includes a mausoleum, a madrasa, and a hospital. It is made of stone and comprises vertical arched recesses borne by marble pillars within which are windows (one shown here) decorated with interlaced geometric shapes.

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