Muhammad Ali Mosque

مسجد محمد علي

mosque in Cairo

#26 in Cairo / #80 in Egypt

by Ahmed Ragheb 97

/ CC BY-SA 3.0

The Muhammad Ali Mosque, also known as the Alabaster Mosque, is a prominent Islamic mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo, Egypt. It was commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha, the Ottoman governor of Egypt, in memory of his deceased son, and constructed between 1830 and 1848. The mosque's architecture is heavily influenced by Ottoman design, reminiscent of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, featuring a large central dome flanked by smaller domes and two towering minarets. Its interior is adorned with alabaster panels, giving it the nickname "Alabaster Mosque.

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