Al – Ashraf Bersby School

The Sulta Bersabai School is located i Al-Moez Ladi Allah Al Fatimi Street. It was built o the ruis of a group of shops ad commercial agecies ad soo to the Abrie market i Al-Sagha area. It was established by the Sulta Al-Ashraf Al-Ashraf Bersabai, who took over the Sultaate i 825 AH ad died i 841 AH. Jaus at the etrace to the school, ad remaied so util it was removed durig the Frech occupatio of Egypt durig apoleo Boaparte. The school was built to perform the teachig of the four schools of thought ad mysticism at the same time i additio to the existece of a platform for the school to fuctio as a mosque as well. The mai etrace of the souther side is characterized by the style of Alablak (the exchage of buildigs betwee the white ad black) ad the presece of Reuk Sulta (Seal of the Sultaate) writte, ad the miaret is located i the easter corer of the facade, ad we fid the easter side of the facade The dome of the burial, which is mediated by the iterior of the house, is oe of the Sulta’s wives ad oe of his sos. The Sulta himself was buried i his facility i the Mamluk Desert, east of Cairo, ad attached to the school is a drawig room based o takig the water directly from the opeig ad placig it i the two ets , Ad the four corers of the school are surrouded by the Iwa Qibla, which is characterized by marble works, woode platform ad the reciter’s desk with their assemblages assembled i geometric shapes ilaid with ivory, ad the orthwester woode Iwa ceilig decorated with vegetal motifs executed i the two stages of colorig ad gildig. I order to esure that the Sulta does ot ecroach o the school’s edges, The argumet of stoppig it o a marble bar with the qibla ad the opposite directio.