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One of the many decorated ceilings at the Qalawun complex

The Qalawun complex Arabic: مجمع قلاون‎ is a massive complex in islamic Cairo, Egypt that includes a madrasa, a hospital and a mausoleum. It was built by the Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad Ibn Qalawun in the 1280s; some thirty surviving mosques were built during his time. The Qalawun Complex was built over the ruins of the Fatimid Palace of Cairo, with several halls in the Palace. The

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