Mausoleum of Saladin

Mausoleum of Saladin
ضريح صلاح الدين الأيوبي
The entrance to the mausoleum
General information
Type	Mausoleum
Architectural style	Ayyubid, Ottoman
Location	Damascus, Syria
Coordinates	Coordinates: 33°30′43.6″N 36°18′21.36″E / 33.512111°N 36.3059333°E
Completed	1196
Renovated	1898

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]

c.1880 photo of the tomb

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.^[3]

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. Man, 2015, p.264.

Bibliography

• Mannheim, Ivan (2001). Syria & Lebanon Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-900949-90-3.
• Berney, K. A.; Ring, Trudy (1996). International dictionary of historic places: Middle East and Africa, Volume 4. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-884964-03-9.
  • Man, John (2015). Saladin: The Life, the Legend and the Islamic Empire. Random House. ISBN 978-1-473508-54-5.