The mamlukisation of some religious buildings in cairo throughout the Muhammad Ali dynasty : an analytic study

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This paper introduces an analytic study on the occurrence of the mamluk style on religious monuments of the Muhammad Ali dynasty while covering the reasons for this phenomenon.

The research also analyzes the most focal and obvious mamluk artistic as well as architectural features that were employed on religious establishments of the Muhammad Ali dynasty.

The study found out that the location of these monuments played a vital role in the appearance of mamluk features as the architect tried to maintain harmony in the area without changing its style.

Another reason was the founder's tendency to apply the traditional style of the mamluks rather than borrow foreign features, in spite of the great European renaissance at the time of Muhammad Ali and his successors.

The study also revealed that the founder also played a great role in the mamlukisation of the religious buildings in the time of Muhammad Ali's dynasty.