Type Mausoleum Completed 1196 Opened 1196 | Location Damascus, Syria Address Damascus, Syria Renovated 1898 | |
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Architectural styles Ayyubid dynasty, Ottoman architecture Similar Al‑Fayhaa Stadium, Abbasiyyin Stadium, Azm Palace, House of Saint Ananias, Umayyad Mosque | ||
Mausoleum of saladin ayoubi
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. It was built in 1196, three years after the death of Saladin.
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The mausoleum presently houses two sarcophagi: one made of wood, said to contain Saladin's remains, and one made of marble, donated by Kaiser Wilhelm II.
The great salah al din al ayubi grave castle in syria
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