Title: Architectural Planning Of Al-Amrawi And Al-Lamti Mosques In Minya, An Analytical Study
Authors: Safaa Gamal Ali Tony
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 126-142
Publication Date: 2025/01/28
Abstract:
This research deals with an analytical study of the architectural planning of Al-Amrawi and Al-Lamti mosques in Minya. It is known that Minya preserves twenty-four historical mosques that adopt several local architectural styles, between the planning consisting of arcades and an open courtyard, and the planning with arcades without an open courtyard. The most important mosques with a planning consisting of arcades and an open courtyard are Al-Amrawi and Al-Lamti mosques. As for Al-Amrawi Mosque in Minya, it has undergone successive renovations since the Fatimid era, and during the reign of the Mamluk Sultan Jaqmaq (843 AH / 1439 AD). Above the northern entrance to the mosque there is a marble plaque with a drawing of Sultan Jaqmaq dated (843 AH / 1439 AD), and in the Ottoman era by Prince Mustafa Kashif in the Ottoman era (1149 AH / 1736 AD). There are inscriptions on the lintel of the western entrance dated (1149 AH / 1736 AD). Al-Lamti Mosque in Minya dates back to the Fatimid era (549 AH / 1154 AD) and was built by Al-Salih Tala'i Al-Armani before he assumed the ministry. Renovation work was carried out on it in (578 AH / 1182 AD) and during the reign of Sultan Jaqmaq (843 AH / 1439 AD). Above the northern entrance of the mosque is a marble plaque with a decree of Sultan Jaqmaq. Although it is undated, it can be dated to the same date as the decree of Al-Amrawi Mosque, and to the Ottoman era.