El Moeiny Complex

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Built in 1310 (810 AH) , the Moeiny Complex is one of the oldest buildings in the city of Damietta . During the reign of Sultan Al-Nasir Qalawun , this huge edifice was established by Mohamed Moen (also known as Moen Eddin) , who was a merchant from Damietta . It comprises a mosque , the tomb of El Moeiny (to the left) and a school in the second floor . This school (Unfortunately in a bad condition) was intent to teach the methods of Islam and different sciences at that time .
The mosque was built on the Mamluk style of both architecture and decoration . The plan of the mosque consists of a wooden-roofed courtyard surrounded by four porticos . It was not until the Ottoman Period that the Mimbar was added . Both the mosque's walls and the tomb are richly decorated with beautiful Quranic scripts . The ceiling shows a great example of accuracy in decoration and artistic details . Unfortunately , the mosque is now almost in ruins , because of the underground water .