Ottoman architecture in Egypt
The Ottoman architecture in Egypt is the architecture that emerged in Egypt after its Ottoman conquest in 1517. While it continued traditions from the past like from Mamluk architecture it was heavily influenced by the architecture of the Ottoman court. It features the pencil Ottoman minaret, dome mosques, glazed tiles and other characteristics of Ottoman architecture.
For the construction of buildings in the Ottoman Empire often plans, but no elevations were sent to the provinces. This can be seen for instance in the combination of an Ottoman plan with a Cairene elevation in the Sinan Pasha Mosque in Bulaq, Cairo. The Sabil-Kuttab which combined a fountain in the ground floor with a school above was a typical building type of the architecture built by the Ottomans in Cairo. One of many examples is the Sabil-Kuttab of Katkhuda.
Examples of Ottoman architecture in Egypt include the Sulayman Pasha Mosque, the Sinan Pasha Mosque in Bulaq and the redecoration of the Aqsunqur Mosque.
