Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Cairo, Egypt

Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, or Alabaster Mosque, built 1830-48 in the Citadel of Saladin, in Cairo, Egypt. The Ottoman mosque was built by Yusuf Boshnak to commemorate Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali's son. Cairo's historic district is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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LC21_EGYPT_MC_033.JPG

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© Manuel Cohen

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1830-48 19th century Africa African Alabaster Mosque architecture belief blue sky building Cairo citadel citadel of Cairo citadel of Saladin color image colour image day dome Egypt Egyptian exterior faith garden Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha Greater Cairo heritage historic district history horizontal Islam Islamic Islamic architecture Middle East minaret moslem mosque muslim North Africa North African old town Ottoman outdoors outside palm tree religion religious sacred sunny tourist attraction Tulun Pasha UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site visitor attraction Yusuf Boshnak

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