In this complex are numerous examples of Mamluk and Ottoman-era mosques from Salah ad-Din's time. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali
In this complex are numerous examples of Mamluk and Ottoman-era mosques from Salah ad-Din's time. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Marble tomb of Mohamed Ali. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]
Marble tomb of Mohamed Ali. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammad Ali Mosque - Cairo
The Mohammad Ali Mosque is also known as the Alabaster Mosque because of the extensive use of this fine material from Beni Suef. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
The Mosque was a grand gesture that was intended to mirror the great imperial mosques of the Ottoman Empire. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
The Mosque was built in a wholly classic Turkish style between 1830-48. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
It comprises a great central dome and two towering minarets. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
There is an ornate clock in the courtyard near the entrance to the Mosque. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
The clock was a gift from King Louis-Philippe, in exchange for the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
Mohammed Ali was a reformist ruler. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
Mohammed, our tour guide, lecturing the group on the history of the mosque. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
Ornate wood-carved walls enclosing the tomb of Mohammed Ali. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
The tomb is to the right, as you enter the prayer hall. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
When Mohammed Ali came into power in 1805, Egypt was a backwater province. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
By the time of Mohammed Ali's death in 1849, Egypt was once again a regional power. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]

Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo
The Mosque is quite gaudily decorated with chandeliers and halogen lights. [The Citadel and Mohammed Ali Mosque - Cairo]