The ceilings were carefully chosen and decorated in a charming style. They are stepped in a way that is similar to the ceilings in other historical Is
The ceilings were carefully chosen and decorated in a charming style. They are stepped in a way that is similar to the ceilings in other historical Islamic buildings such as the Gayer Anderson Museum and the Suhaymi House. The gold for its gilding was imported from Turkey, which between 1906 and 1912. Muslims paid great interest to the ceilings especially in mosques because when a Muslim is speaking to God, he is supposed to look upwards towards the sky and therefore the ceiling Taken @Cairo, Egypt
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