Mosque of Muhammad Ali

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Ottoman mosque historical building landmark mosque tourist attraction

The Mosque of Muhammad Ali is a prominent 19th-century Ottoman-style mosque in Cairo, Egypt, renowned for its large domes and commanding position overlooking the city.

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Label Occurrences
Mosque of Muhammad Ali canonical 5
House of Muhammad Ali 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman mosque ⓘ
historical building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
Ottoman architecture ⓘ
builder Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ
city Cairo ⓘ
commissionedBy Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ
completionDate 1848 ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
countryCapitalContext located in the capital of Egypt ⓘ
culturalSignificance key example of Ottoman influence in Egypt ⓘ
symbol of Cairo’s skyline ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
hasCourtyard true ⓘ
hasDome true ⓘ
hasFeature clock tower in the courtyard ⓘ
large central dome flanked by semi-domes ⓘ
spacious open courtyard ⓘ
hasMinaret true ⓘ
hasPrayerHall true ⓘ
heritageStatus major monument of Islamic Cairo ⓘ
locatedIn Cairo ⓘ
Cairo Governorate ⓘ
Cairo Citadel ⓘ
surface form: Citadel of Cairo
materialUsed alabaster ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
minaretStyle slender Ottoman minarets ⓘ
namedAfter Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ
notableFor Ottoman Baroque influences ⓘ
large central dome ⓘ
panoramic views over Cairo ⓘ
prominent hilltop location ⓘ
numberOfDomes 1 main dome ⓘ
numberOfMinarets 2 ⓘ
overlooks Cairo ⓘ
partOf Saladin Citadel ⓘ
surface form: Saladin Citadel of Cairo
region Greater Cairo metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Greater Cairo
religion Islam ⓘ
startDate 1830 ⓘ
1830s ⓘ
usedFor prayer ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Cairo Citadel → contains → Mosque of Muhammad Ali ⓘ
National Military Museum of Egypt → nearbyAttraction → Mosque of Muhammad Ali ⓘ
Mehmed Ali Pasha → burialPlace → Mosque of Muhammad Ali ⓘ
Nazli Hanem → notableFamily → Mosque of Muhammad Ali ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Muhammad Ali
National Police Museum in Cairo Citadel → nearby → Mosque of Muhammad Ali ⓘ
Cairo skyline → hasViewOf → Mosque of Muhammad Ali ⓘ