Mausoleum of Saladin

The Mausoleum of Saladin holds the resting place and grave of the medieval Muslim Ayyubid Sultan Saladin. It is adjacent to the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria.[1] It was built in 1196, three years after the death of Saladin.[2] Originally the tomb complex included the burial of Salah al-Din and Madrassah al-Aziziah of which little remains except a few columns and an internal arch adjacent to the renovated tomb of Saladin.[3]

Mausoleum of Saladin
ضريح صلاح الدين الأيوبي
The entrance to the mausoleum
General information
TypeMausoleum
Architectural styleAyyubid, Ottoman
Location Damascus, Syria
Coordinates
Completed1196
Renovated1898

The mausoleum presently houses two sarcophagi: one made of wood, said to contain Saladin's remains, and one made of marble, was built in homage to Saladin in late nineteenth century by Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II and was later restored by German emperor Wilhelm II.[4][5] Along with a marble sarcophagus, Wilhelm II, a golden ornate gilt bronze wreath was also put on the marble sarcophagus, which was later removed by either Faisal I or Lawrence of Arabia who later deposited it in the Imperial War Museum.[3]

  • c. 1900 photo of the marble sarcophagus built by Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II and later restored by Wilhelm II[6]
  • Entrance to Saladin's Mausoleum in 2019
  • Saladin's Original Tomb in 2019
  • Courtyard of Saladin's Mausoleum 2019
  • Mausoleum walls with tiles added in Ottoman era.
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References
  1. Moaz, Abd Al-Razzaq; Takieddine, Zena. "Mausoleum of Saladin (Salah al-Din)". Museum With No Frontiers. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. Mannheim, 2001, p.88.
  3. "Mausoleum of Saladin". Madain Project. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. Saladin, 2011, Anne-Marie Edde, Caption to Picture
  5. Man, 2015, p.264.
  6. Saladin, 2011, Anne-Marie Edde, Caption to Picture

Bibliography
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