Which Egyptian mosque in Cairo was commissioned by Sultan Hassan and built from 1356 to 1363?

The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan in Cairo was commissioned by Sultan Hassan and built from 1356 to 1363.

The monument was constructed during the Bahri Mamluk period, when Cairo was the capital of a powerful sultanate controlling Egypt and parts of the eastern Mediterranean. It was designed as a congregational mosque and madrassa, with teaching spaces for the four Sunni legal schools.

Its immense walls, monumental entrance, and deep central courtyard make it one of Cairo’s best-known Mamluk buildings. Four planned minarets were intended, but one collapsed during construction in 1361, killing many people; the building ultimately received three surviving minarets.

The mosque is often confused with the nearby Al-Rifa’i Mosque, whose construction began centuries later. Together, the two buildings form a striking pair beside Cairo’s Salah al-Din Citadel.