Canopy Tower at the Citadel
Cairo, Egypt

The Tower of the Canopy, or Burj al-Rafraf, is located in the southern enclosure of the Citadel. It was built during the Bahri Mamluk period, and derives its name from the canopy constructed on top of it in 1292 under al-Ashraf Khalil.

Source:

Rabbat, Nasser O. 1989. The Citadel of Cairo. (Geneva: AKTC), p. 15-16.

Location

Citadel, Cairo, Egypt

Associated Names

Events

1292

Style Periods

1250-1517

Additional Names

Burj al-Rafraf
Variant

Site Types

military