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Badr al-Gamali built Bab Al-Futuh in 1087 to replace an earlier gate that sat to the south and was originally included in the enclosure wall of Gawhar. Originally called Bab al-Iqbal, which means Gate of Prosperity, the towers of the gate are decorated with an arched panel that sits on the front and the sides. Beyond the doorway is a passage that leads to a porch, which is covered with a shallow dome on pendentives. There is a long vaulted room inside each tower. The Mosque al-Mazhariyyah sits on the north side, which is the site of a madrasah that was built in 1298.

Bab Al Foutoh, El-Gamaleya, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Bab Al-Futuh
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