Mausoleum of Saladin
ضريح صلاح الدين الأيوبي
The entrance to the mausoleum
Interactive map of Mausoleum of Saladin
General information
Type	Mausoleum
Architectural style	Ayyubid,Ottoman
Location	Damascus,Syria
Coordinates	33°30′43.6″N36°18′21.36″E / 33.512111°N 36.3059333°E /33.512111; 36.3059333
Completed	1196
Renovated	1898

TheMausoleum of Saladin holds the resting place and grave of the medieval MuslimAyyubidSultanSaladin. It is adjacent to theUmayyad Mosque inDamascus,Syria.^[1] It was built in 1196, three years after the death of Saladin.^[2] In addition to the tomb, the tomb complex included Madrassah al-Aziziah, of which little remains, except a few columns and an internal arch adjacent to the renovated tomb.^[3]

The mausoleum presently houses two sarcophagi: one made of wood, said to contain Saladin's remains, and one made of marble, was built in homage to Saladin in late nineteenth century byOttoman SultanAbdulhamid II and was later restored by German emperorWilhelm II.^[4][5] Along with a marble sarcophagus, a golden ornate gilt bronze wreath was also put on the marble sarcophagus, which was later removed by eitherFaisal I orLawrence of Arabia, who later deposited it in theImperial War Museum.^[3]

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  c sarcophagus built byOttoman SultanAbdulhamid II and later restored by Wilhelm II^[6]
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  Entrance to Saladin's Mausoleum, 2019
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  Saladin's original tomb, 2019
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  Courtyard of Saladin's Mausoleum, 2019
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  Mausoleum walls with tiles added inOttoman era.

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