Mohamed Ali mosque

Mohamed Ali mosque Muhammad Ali Mosque in the Cairo Citadel Mohamed Ali Mosque is one of the most interesting mosques in Egypt. It stands proudly on the top inside the courtyard of the Cairo Citadel and the point is also called the Alabaster Mosque. The architect was Yousf Boushnaq, designed the Mohammad Ali mosque. The Mohammad Ali Mosque was designed to meet the Turkish ideals, a reproduction of the best mosques found in Istanbul . Located ...

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Cairo Citadel

Cairo Citadel The Citadel of Cairo The Citadel of the Mountain (Jabal al- Qal) in Cairo is one of the major works of military architecture of the Middle Ages. Located on a spur that has been artificially cut off from the Mokattam Hills, the citadel overlooking the city of Cairo and turned back to the rocky hills and the desert behind . Founded by Salah al -Din al- Ayyubi ( Saladin ) in 1176 AD, the citadel was a sign of the coming of...

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khufu pyramid

khufu pyramid Egypt tourism_Khufu Pyramid1  Khufu (2589-2566 BC) was the 4th Dynasty ( 2613-2498 ) pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza. Originally, the Great Pyramid was 481 feet ( 146.6 m ) high. Although commonly known as Cheops (also Suphis ) due to the end of the Greek influence on Egypt , the name of Cheops is the ancient Egyptian name for the original king as demonstrated by its own cartridge . He ruled for about 24 years.Khufu...

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Baron Palace

Baron Palace Outdoor view of the Palace The Baron 's Palace seems that  in Greater Cairo, after the Great Pyramid and Sphinx of Giza, is subject to other fables, legends and rumors than any other monument in Egypt. I was amazed to hear a guide, which was very serious, the old palace was built on a type of turnstile turn the whole building and its windows were always sunny. Of course , it was urban legend in Cairo, but for...

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