Fountain Of Qayt Bay

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Fountain of Qayt Bay or Sabil Qaitbay is a domed public fountain (sabil) located on the western esplanade of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, situated fifty meters west of the Dome of the Rock. Built by the Mamluks in the fifteenth century, it has been called "the most beautiful edifice in the [Temple Mount]" after the Dome of the Rock.The fountain was originally constructed in 1455 on the orders of the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Sayf ad-Din Enal. In 1482, however, Sultan Qaitbay had it rebuilt, and the structure is named after him. The labor of erecting the building was done by Egyptian and Circassian craftsmen under the supervision of a renowned Christian architect. The fountain was constructed in a style mostly seen in Egypt. In 1883, the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II restored the fountain and constructed some additions to it.