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Salah El Din Citadel :

which overlooks Cairo, one of towering tops of El Mukattam , it was built in 1183 A.D. on the medieval castles founder, in the citadel there are also El Jawhara palace and the Military museum.

The Citadel – Mohamed Ali Mosque – :

The alabaster mosque, a splendid towering mosque on the north summit of the citadel. The name Alabaster Mosque back to the use of alabaster for coating its interior and exterior walls , its establishment at began of 1830 A.D. after The Othman Style and divided into 2 sections :
The East section contains prayers courts, it is square in shape with a high dome ( 21 meters in diameter and 52 meters high) . Its wall are coated with alabaster and it has gild- decorated crowns.
He west section has a central court ( El-Sahn),
On the east side of the mosque rise 2 minarets, each is 84 meters high.

 

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