Mohamed Ali Mosque Photo

Photographer’s Note

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 Yousf Boushnaq, a Turkish man who had come over from Istanbul to build this great Mosque for Mohamed Ali, the ruler of Egypt from1805 until 1849.

He based his plans on the Sultan Ahamed Mosque in Istanbul, and the construction began in 1830 A.D. The work continued ceaselessly until the death of Mohamed Ali in 1849, and had to be finished during the reign of his successors. Mohamed Ali was buried in the tomb situated on the south-eastern side of Beit Al Salah, on the right side of the entrance that leads to the main section.

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valentinos (453) 2008-11-20 9:24

that mosque looks pretty nice and you captured it in a very lovely way. with my best wishes, valentinos

s_lush (2068) 2008-11-20 10:11

What a magnificent architecture! It is well captured. The quality is perfect. What about composition, maybe it would be better if the FG was not cropped so high. Thanks for the rather informative note.
Best regards,
Sergiy

mkamionka (4300) 2008-11-20 11:06

Very pleasant postcard.
The mosque is indeed very impressive. Both inside and outside, there is also a spectacular panorama of Cairo to be seen from the walls.
M

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foozi (4695) 2008-12-22 6:25

Sawadee AJ Na Rawai ,
you took a very nice shot of the mosque. great sharpness and well rendered colours. Your angle is also very exciting , low to give the majestic feeling.
well composed and excellent clarity.

regards,
Foozi