page_title: Al-Rifa'i Mosque
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Rifa'i Mosque
caption_attribution_description: العربية: مسجد الرفاعي أحد مساجد القاهرة الأثريّة، شيد عام 1329 هجرية الموافق لعام 1911 ميلادية. سمي بذلك الاسم نسبة إلى (أحمد عزالدين الصياد الرفاعي) أحد أحفاد الإمام أحمد الرفاعي الذي ولد بالعراق وسافر لمصر وتزوج فيها من فتاة من سلالة الملك الأفضل ابن صلاح الدين الايوبي فأعقب منه السيد علي ابي الشباك. ويتميز المسجد التفاصيل الدقيقة في الزخارف على الحوائط الخارجية والعمدان العملاقة عند البوابة الخارجية. وكانت والدة الخديوي إسماعيل هي أكثر من أراد بناء هذا المسجد. وقد استمر بناء هذا المسجد 40 عام. و يحتوي مسجد الرفاعي على العديد من مقابر أكثر أفراد الأسر الحاكمة في مصر لهذا أصرت خوشيار هانم والدة الخيديوي إسماعيل على بنائه وكلفت أكبر مهندسي مصر (في وقته) حسين فهمي باشا بتصميمه. ويوجد بداخل المسجد قبر الملك فاروق الأول، والخديوي إسماعيل ووالدته وقبر شاه إيران رضا بهلوي و محمد رضا بهلوي . This is a photo of a monument in Egypt identified by the ID EG-C-002
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: Al-Rifa'i Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرفاعي‎, transliterated also as Al-Rifai, Al-Refai, Al-Refa'i, El-Refa'i, and named in English: the Refaai Mosque) is located in Midan al-Qal'a (Arabic: ميدان القلعة‎), 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.
caption: The northern facade of the mosque, with the original royal entrance.
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