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The building that Q posted is called ‘Hammam Yalbugha’, a Mamluk-era public bath that was built in 1491. To understand the significance of Epstein’s temple, we have to dig into the past of the Mamluks.
Mamlūks, also spelled Mameluke, were a class of people, mostly of Turkic or Caucasian ethnicity, who served as slave soldiers between the 13th and 16th century in the Islamic world spanning from Egypt to Syria. The name Mameluke is derived from an Arabic word meaning slave which actually comes from the 10th century AD. They were known as the ones that defeated the Mongols and the Crusaders and established a dynasty that lasted hundreds of years.
The Mamluk style of architecture was considered ecclectic because it borrowed from different cultures and was integrated into their own in accordance with that which suited the function and ideology of the Muslims. Throughout the Mamluk empire, you will find many buildings – especially Mosques – using what we know today as the Ablaq style. Ablaq is an architectural style involving alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark stone. Although the Ablaq style isn’t unique to the Mamluks, they utilized the Ablaq lighting effects heavily which was a dominant feature throughout their empire. They basically made it their own.
This achitectural decision was also pushed by the Sufis (Islamic mystics) according to their interpretation of Islam. They were similar to the Gnostics of the Christians – the so called illuminated ones.
Is Epstein’s temple an ode to the Mamluk era of when captured children were taken as slaves to do the bidding of the elite class? During that era, young boys were taken and groomed to later become soldiers, while young girls were taken and groomed to later become personal concubines of their masters.
Do you now see the parallel between the Mamluks and Epstein? These people are sick.
https://centipedenation.com/analysis-and-reports/temple-of-slaves-epsteins-ode-to-the-mamluks/