The Citadel and the Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Cairo, Unknown, 1870s
The Citadel and the Mosque of Mohammed Ali, Cairo, 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, x cm (7 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown, This mosque represents just one of the many projects commenced by Muhammad cAli, the energetic governor of Egypt under the Ottoman sultans from 1805 to 1848. The site for the mosque is in the Mamluk citadel of Cairo, developed in the fourteenth century, where it replaced the badly damaged palace of the sultan al-Nasir Muhammad
Size: 4888px × 3683px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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