Mohammed Ali Mosque

Mohammed Ali Mosque is a mosque built in the Ottoman style, similar to the mosque the Istanbul Oaasofia, built by Muhammad Ali inside the Citadel of Saladin in the Egyptian capital ; Cairo , between the period of 1830 to 1848.

Mosque in total rectangular building is divided into two parts: the eastern part is prepared for prayer, and west, a saucer Ttosth fountain ablution, and each of the sections Baban opposite one tribal and other maritime and eastern part square along Dilgh inside 41 meters Ttosth dome high diameter of 21 meters and a height of 52 metersfrom the ground level of the mosque mounted four square shoulders fundamentally four half-domes and half Dome fifth covered the emergence of the mihrab, unlike four other small domes pillars of the mosque.

The walls are covered with the mosque from home and abroad Alabestr marble imported from quarries Beni Suef, as well as the shoulders of the four-bearing interior dome.The walls are covered with all the top of the marble cladding Mosque inside engraved ornaments colored gilded carvings. As for the large dome and half-domes has Halit prominent colorful gilded ornaments.

The second section, a saucer Ttosth ablutions fountain, and the back of the clock tower donated by Mohammed Louis Philippe, King of France in 1845. The mosque Mnartan Rchiguetan rise 84 meters above ground level courtyard.

The original pulpit of the mosque is a large platform made ​​of local wood with gilded ornaments, while the pulpit actually small Almmermry to the left of the mihrab, he ordered the work of King Farouk in 1358 AH = 1939. And illuminated mosque with beautiful crystal chandeliers surrounded by glass Mchkaoat coordinated exquisite forms. The on both sides of the western side of the mosque Mnartan Rchiguetan Ostoanita Figure Benita also Turkish-style minarets, and the height of each of them 82 meters from the ground.

The mosque has three doors, one in the middle of pleurisy Maritime, and the second in an interview in mid-flank tribal, and the third in the middle of pleurisy west, and leads to a courtyard room area 53 in 53 m enveloping walls cladding of alabaster, and is surrounded by four corridors contracts and pillars of marble, too, and Bosta place ablution, which is a dome-mounted eight columns with flap local motifs prominent gilded, and the soles of the dome local carvings colored and gilded represent landscapes, and the dome clad Kkabbab mosque sheets of lead and Bosfielha Tank water is octagonal dome made ​​all of alabaster Almedkouk motifs prominent. The highest mid-western corridor of the tower of copper bowl decorated inside ticking clock donated by King Louis Philippe of France to Mohamed Ali Pasha in 1845.