This minaret, with its only remaining original element being the square base, communicates with the mosque by way of a passage. Its second story is cylindrical which is in tern surmounted by later Mumluk restorations in stone. The original minaret was built of brick. This is Cairo's only minaret with a spiraling external staircase and the overall structure is unique in Egypt.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/78174175@N00">Andrew A. Shenouda</a> from Cairo, Egypt
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