Aqsunqur Mosque
Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Find out more
The Aqsunqur Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, stands in the Tabbana Quarter of Cairo's Darb al-Ahmar district, positioned between Bab Zuweila and the Citadel. Built in 1347, the mosque serves as both a place of worship and a funerary complex, containing the mausoleums of its founder Shams ad-Din Aqsunqur, his sons, children of the Bahri Mamluk sultan an-Nasir Muhammad, and Ibrahim Agha al-Mustahfizan, who undertook the mosque's principal restoration. Located within Islamic Cairo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the building exemplifies Islamic architecture of the Mamluk period.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- mosque
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Place
- Cairo Governorate, Egypt
This building on
Architecturally similar
Al-Sayeda Nafeesah MosqueCairo Governorate, Egypt
Amir Khayrbak Funerary ComplexCairo Governorate, Egypt
Gamal Eddin Youssef Istadar MosqueCairo, Egypt
Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi MosqueCairo, Egypt
Al-Hussein MosqueCairo Governorate, Egypt
Mosque of Qanibay al-MuhammadiCairo, Egypt
Mosque of Amr ibn al-AsCairo Governorate, Egypt
Mosque of Ibn TulunCairo, Egypt
Location