Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . e. 263 *Gamir Mohammed Ali | PI. 53), the Alabaster Mosque, whoselofty and graceful minarets are so conspicuous from a distance asto form one of the landmarks of Cairo. The building was be-gun by Mohammed fAli, the founder of the present Egyptian dy-nasty, on the site of a palace which was blown up in 1824; andin 1857 it was partlycompleted in its presentform by Said Pasha (). In plan it re-sembles the Turkishmosques built on themodel of the Hagia Sofiaat Constantinople. Theexecution of
Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . e. 263 *Gamir Mohammed Ali | PI. 53), the Alabaster Mosque, whoselofty and graceful minarets are so conspicuous from a distance asto form one of the landmarks of Cairo. The building was be-gun by Mohammed fAli, the founder of the present Egyptian dy-nasty, on the site of a palace which was blown up in 1824; andin 1857 it was partlycompleted in its presentform by Said Pasha (). In plan it re-sembles the Turkishmosques built on themodel of the Hagia Sofiaat Constantinople. Theexecution of the designdisplays but little ar-tistic taste, and thetreatment of the ma-terial is somewhat un-satisfactory. The ala-baster used for the in-crustation of the ma-sonry consists partly ofblocks, and partly ofslabs, and was obtainedfrom the quarries nearBeni Suef, which wereknown in ancient times,but had long been dis-used and forgotten. Thebeautiful yellow tintof the stone soon fadeswhen exposed to thesun. The alabaster in-crustation of the S. fa-cade, is, however, newand fresh. The Entrance (PI. 1. 1. Entrance. 2. Kursi. 3. Mambar. 4. Kibla. 5. Grated space for the Sultan. 6. Tomb of Mo-where we put on straw bammed cAli. 7. Sultan-; Entrance. 8. Great„ „i„ n Hanefiyeh. 12. Small Fountain. ) is on the N. Side. 13. Ascent to the clock-tower. 14. Point of interior, consisting of a large quadrangle, with domes resting on 4 huge pillars, pre-sents an imposing appearance; and the ceiling is effectively Kursi, Mambar, and Kibla possess no particular the angle is the Tomb of Mohammed Ali (A. 1849), en-closed by a handsome railing (PI. 6), opposite to which is a spaceset apart for the Sultan, also enclosed by a railing (PI. 5). 204 Route 3. CAIRO. Gdmi Salaheddhi Tusuf. To the 8. of the last is the S<thn el-Q&mf i PI. KM. or AnteriorCourt, enclosed by vaulted galleries, in the upper parts of whichplain limestone has been used instea
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