Muhamed Ali Mosque In Cairo:
Dominating the eastern Cairo skyline, the Mohammed Ali Mosque is a relative newcomer, having been constructed as recently as the mid-19th century. It was erected on the orders of the reformist ruler Mohammed Ali, who is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt.
When he came to power in 1805, Egypt was a backwater province of the Ottoman empire. By the time of his death in 1849, however, the country was once again a regional superpower.
Mohammed Ali’s imposing mosque was a grand gesture that was meant to echo the great imperial mosques of the Ottoman capital. It is modeled along classic Turkish lines, with a great central dome and two towering, yet slender, minarets.
The ornate clock in the courtyard near the entrance to the mosque was a gift from King Louis-Philippe of France, in exchange for the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde in Paris.
The clock was damaged on delivery and has yet to be repaired. Mohammed Ali’s body lies in a marble tomb to the right on entering the vast space of the prayer hall.
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