Friday, December 28, 2012

Al Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo cemetery Kings



Rifai mosque cemetery Kings









Located Rifai mosque in the city of Cairo, the mosque was built in 1329 AH 1911 AD so named name in relation to a descendant (Ahmed Ezz Eddin fisherman Rifai) Imam Ahmad Rifai, who was born in Iraq and traveled to Egypt and married a girl from the strain King best son Saladin Voakb him Mr. Abu Ali nets.
 Characterized mosque precise details in the decoration on the exterior walls and giant columns in the outer gate. Khedive Ismail's mother is more than he wanted to build this mosque. Continued construction of the mosque to 40 years. And Rifai Mosque contains the tombs of several members of the ruling families in Egypt mother insisted Khoshaarhanm Khedive Ismail's mother to build and cost more engineers in Egypt (in his time)
Hussein Fahmi Pasha mosque was designed by. Located in the mosque, the tomb of King Farouk I, Khedive Ismail and his mother and the tomb of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Reza Pahlavi




 Rifai mosque space and constructive: -



It was built on a rectangular shape on nearly 6,500 square meters of 1,700 meters used for prayer


The mosque was built in the style of a royal that had prevailed in the 19 th century and 20, was uncannily like buildings Europe at that time, was built in well when he died Engineer Hussein Fahmi and after Hoshyar Hanim recommended to be buried in the mosque and died after her son Ismail was buried alongside them led All this to stop the construction process after 25 years, during the reign of Abbas Hilmi II ordered Max Hz and help complete the building who have completed building without maps, "Hussein Fahmi" construction was completed in 1911





The mosque is located in the area of ​​the castle next to the Mosque of Sultan Ismail ancient Egypt
Note: No restoration Rifai mosque so far is as complete designed by Max Italian Hrtzomsaadh Carlo Virgilio Sylvaana


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