page_title: Al-Rifa'i Mosque
section_title: Style
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Rifa'i Mosque / Style
caption_attribution_description: العربية: قبر آخر شاه إيران محمد رضا بهلوي (1919–1980) في مسجد الرفاعي بالقاهرة. English: Tomb of the last shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980), located in the Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Français&#160;: Tombe du dernier chah d'Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980), située dans la mosquée d'Al-Rifaï dans la ville du Caire, en Égypte.
context_page_description: Al-Rifa'i Mosque is located in Midan al-Qal'a, adjacent to the Cairo Citadel. Now, it is also the royal mausoleum of Muhammad Ali's family. The building is located opposite the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, which dates from around 1361, and was architecturally conceived as a complement to the older structure. This was part of a vast campaign by the 19th century rulers of Egypt to both associate themselves with the perceived glory of earlier periods in Egypt's Islamic history and modernize the city. The mosque was constructed next to two large public squares and off of several European style boulevards constructed around the same time.
context_section_description: The building itself is a melange of styles taken primarily from the Mamluk period of Egyptian history, including its dome and minaret, and Ancient Egyptian style pillars.  The building contains a large prayer hall as well as the shrines of al-Rifa'i and two other local saints, Ali Abi-Shubbak and Yahya al-Ansari. Because of the time taken to built the mosque, it represents historical and political revolution in Egypt. 
  The entrance is lined with marble columns.
caption: Tomb of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi the last Shah of Iran
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