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Muhammad 'Ali Mosque at the Citadel: Context view of the Mosque

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of Egypt
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

The mosque erected by Muhammad ‛Ali (reigned 1805-1848) is the most prominent monument in Cairo . Its commanding location on the Citadel enables its soaring twin minarets to be seen throughout the city, and the combination of dome and semi-domes is successful as silhouette. Work started in late 1828 under Yusuf Bushnaq, a Greek from Istanbul, and continued for at least nine years after Muhammad ‛Ali's death. The exterior was covered (the first 11 meters) with alabaster, which has weathered badly. The complex includes a mausoleum.

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Creator
G. Massiot & cie
Date
Circa 1910
Publisher
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Material Type
photographs
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Also from Architectural Lantern Slides of Egypt

Blue Mosque, Cairo: Overall view, courtyard and pavilion

Blue Mosque, Cairo: Overall view, courtyard and pavilion

Cairo Citadel: Mausoleum within the Citadel precinct

Cairo Citadel: Mausoleum within the Citadel precinct

Muhammad 'Ali Mosque at the Citadel: Interior, prayer hall under the central dome

Muhammad 'Ali Mosque at the Citadel: Interior, prayer hall under the central dome

Muhammad 'Ali Mosque at the Citadel: Context view of the Mosque

Muhammad 'Ali Mosque at the Citadel: Context view of the Mosque

Sultan Qala'un Funerary Complex: Detail of inlay work with abstracted square Kufic script

Sultan Qala'un Funerary Complex: Detail of inlay work with abstracted square Kufic script

Sultan Qala'un Funerary Complex: Detail of inlay work with abstracted square Kufic script

Sultan Qala'un Funerary Complex: Detail of inlay work with abstracted square Kufic script

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