Famous Islamic Monuments
Mohamed Ali Mosque is amongst the most interesting Mosques in Egypt. It stands proudly on the highest point inside the courtyard of the Citadel of Saladin, and is also called the Alabaster Mosque. The architect was Yusuf Bushnaq, a Turkish man who had come over from Istanbul to build this great Mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt from 1805 until 1849...
Amro mosque or Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-Aas is the first mosque built in Egypt and Africa and It was constructed by Amr Ibn Al-Aas in 642 AD. Amr was the Arab general who conquest Egypt to fight against the Roman and He was hailed by the Copts as a liberator....
The Mosque of Al Hakim is now located at the end of Al Muizz Street very close to Bab El Fetouh, one of Egypt's ancient gates. It is also near the famous Khan El Khalili market. Therefore, it is always a good idea to explore the monuments in the Muiz Street after visiting the most famous tourists market in the world, putting in consideration that Cairo one day only consisted of this narrow street and the areas around it. Therefore the street contains a huge variety of Islamic monuments...
ThIs is one of the extraordinarily wonderful Islamic Monuments In the Islamic World.
If Ancient Egypt is proud of the Pyramids of Giza, Islamic Egypt has to be proud of the Sultan Hassan Madrassa.
The founder of this gigantic monument is the Sultan Hassan, son of the great Mamluk Sultan Al-Nasser Mohamed Ibn Qalawun...
The site chosen for his mosque was an outcrop of rock called Gabal Yashkur. Is It situated in sharia Al Saliba. It is the oldest intact functioning Islamic monument in Cairo.
It is considered the 3rd mosque which was constructed for the whole community or the congregation joined together for the Friday noon prayer...
Al azhar Mosque
The mosque of Al Azhar is the first "Game'a", official mosque to have the Friday prayer, to be built in Cairo. It was built by the great Fatimid army leader and the builder of Cairo, Gawhar El Sekelly with the orders of the Fatimid Caliph, Al Muizz le Din Allah. The building work of the mosque of Al Azhar started in the year 970 AD and it was finished three years afterwards in 972 AD.....
Mosque of EL Refaie
The mosque of Al Refaie' is considered one of the remarkable Islamic structures in Cairo. The mosque is located in the Qala'a square in front of the citadel just facing the great Mosque of Al Sultan Hassan. The Refaie Mosque was embellished by Khoshiar, the mother of Khedive Ismail to be the mausoleum of the royal family. Nobody knows why exactly did Khoshiar choose that location this small "Zaweya" praying place, to build the mosque. Maybe because she wanted to build a mosque that is similar to that of Al Sultan Hassan in its size and greatness...
Mosque of Sayeda Zaynab
The Mosque of Al- Sayyida Zaynab 1302H.(1884/85) . As- Sayyida Zaynab was the grand- daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, by his daughter Fatima az- Zahra' and the Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. Historians agree that she was highly gifted, wise, and intelligent. She had been present at the battle of Karbala' in the company of her brother al- Husain and saw with her own eyes his death on the battlefield. She was famous for her eloquence...
The citadel of Saladin
Saladin began construction of a fortress over Mount Mokattam in a place known as the Dome of the Air (Qubbat Al Hawa). But he did not complete it in his life. But completed by Sultan Al-Kamel bin Al-Adel. The first king was the king and took it as king's palace. And it continued so until the era of Muhammad Ali...
The Citadel of Qaitbay
The Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria is considered one of the most important defensive strongholds not only in Egypt but also on the Mediterranean Sea coast. It formulated an important part of the fortification system of Alexan dria in the 15th century AD. This citadel was established by the sultan Al Ashraf Abou El Nasr Seif Eldin Qaitbay Alzohairy...
