Al-Rifa'i Mosque
Mosque in Cairo, Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Al-Rifa'i Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرفاعي, transliterated also as Al-Rifai, Al-Refai, Al-Refa'i, locally known as El-Refa'i, and in English: the Refaai Mosque) is located in Citadel Square, adjacent to the Cairo Citadel. Its name is derived from the Ali Abu Shubbak who is buried in the mosque. Now, it is also the royal mausoleum of Muhammad Ali's family. The building is located opposite the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan,[1] which dates from around 1361, and was architecturally conceived as a complement to the older structure as part of a vast campaign by the 19th century rulers of Egypt to both associate themselves with the perceived glory of earlier periods in Egypt's Islamic history and modernize the city.
Al-Rifa'i Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Geographic coordinates | 30°9′16.43″N 31°18′37.46″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Max Herz |
Type | mosque |
Style | Islamic architecture, Ancient Egyptian |
Completed | 1912 |
Capacity | 10,000 |