Conservation of the Mosque of Aslam al-Silahdar in Darb al-Ahmar, Cairo: Annual Report (June 2006 – November 2006)
- Description:
- Conservation of the Mosque of Aslam al-Silahdar in Darb al-Ahmar, Cairo: Annual Report (June 2006 – November 2006)
- Physical Description:
- 14 pages
- Author:
- Christophe Boleau
- Date Created:
- December 2006
- Language:
- English
- Collection:
- Aslam al-Silahdar Conservation and Documentation
- Series:
- Reports, Aslam al-Silahdar
- Location:
- Cairo, Egypt, Historic Cairo, and Ad Darb al Aḩmar
- Genre:
- annual reports and site documentation
- Copyright Status:
- copyrighted
- Creative Commons License:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- Rights Statement:
- Users must agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the CC BY NC SA license before using ARCE materials and must provide the following credit line: "Courtesy of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC). This project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).”
- Local ID:
- arce_ca_ascd_annualreport2006.pdf
- Project History:
- The Aslam al-Silahdar Mosque was built in 1344 AD by Baha al-Din Aslam, a Mamluk prince with considerable political and social standing in the Mamluk royal court who rose to the rank of Silahdar, meaning sword-bearer. The mosque was originally part of a complex that contained horse stables, tenement housing, and a small palace or private home. Today, the mosque is the only piece of the complex still standing. The conservation of the Aslam al-Silahdar mosque was managed and implemented by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) with the support of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).
- Funding Agency:
- Conservation of the monument was funded through the American Research Center in Egypt's Egyptian Antiquities Conservation Project (ARCE-EAC) under United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Agreement No. 263-A-00-04-00018-00, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), and the U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation.