Sultan Abu al-'Ila Mosque
السلطان أبو العلا
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationCairo, Egypt
Abu al-'Ila Mosque is located in Northern Egypt
Abu al-'Ila Mosque
Shown within Northern Egypt
Geographic coordinates30°02′22″N 31°13′47″E / 30.03944°N 31.22972°E / 30.03944; 31.22972
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleMamluk

Sultan Abu al-'Ila Mosque (Arabic: السلطان أبو العلا) is one of the most famous mosques in Islamic Cairo in Egypt. The mosque now bases on 23 pure white marble columns. The platform is a masterpiece made of Indian teak. The roof is plated in gold leaf with amazing tiny trappings. Inside walls and domes are decorated with Islamic-colored inscriptions. The dome at the outside like all Mamluks' age is made of stone.[1]

Born in Mecca in the late 8th-century CE, Sultan Abu al-'Ila moved to Egypt to be near Ahl al-Bayt.

c.1840 lithograph of the mosque

See also

References

  1. "Archnet".


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