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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 136 attractions in Cairo
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Traveler Description:  The Mohammed Ali Mosque crowns the Citadel of Salah ad-Din.  Built between 1830 and 1848, The architect who built it was Yousef Bushnak, he built it... more »
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Attraction type: Religious site
Address: Citadel Cairo
Egypt

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“Echo of the Ottoman Empire”
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4 of 5 stars
redeco   1,460 contributions
Warren, Massachusetts
May 4, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

One of my guide books describes this mosque with it's Ottoman style and soaring interior space as a grand gesture meant to echo the great Imperial mosques of the Ottoman Empire. Smaller and not as elegant as the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the Alabaster Mosque is nonetheless splendid. Built between 1830 and 1848 by Mohammed Ali Pasha, generally considered to... more

“Worth seeing.”
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4 of 5 stars
beckman3   9 contributions
Flanders, New Jersey
May 15, 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

If you find yourself at the Citadel, which you probably will, definitely check out Mohammad Ali's mosque. It's reminiscent of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, but nowhere near as big or as classy. Expect to find it packed with tourists. Both the interior and exterior are in great shape. The clock tower, which dominates the courtyard, was donated by the... more

“美しく、大きなモスク”
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4 of 5 stars
よっち   791 contributions
Kitakyushu, Japan
Google Translation
Oct 31, 2009

イスタンブールに行ったことがないので、私が今までに見たモスクの中で一番大きなモスクでした。いくつものドームのような屋根と... more

“一心に祈る姿”
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4 of 5 stars
陽気妃   54 contributions
盛岡市
Google Translation
Jul 4, 2009

　小高い丘の上に建てられていて、お庭からは広くカイロ市内の眺めが楽しめます。トルコのブルーモスクを真似て作られた、ビザン... more

“美しいモスク”
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4 of 5 stars
りいい   158 contributions
Chiba, Japan
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Mar 19, 2009

中はとても広く、じゅうたんが敷かれて土足禁になっています。まずは、多くのランプやシャンデリアに目がいき、ステンドグラスも... more

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Citadel, Cairo, Egypt