File: Imam al-Shafi’i Mosque.
CAIRO - 20 November 2020: Minister of Tourism and Antiquities a Khaled el Enany, Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and the governor of Cairo inaugurated Imam al-Shafi’i Mosque after its restoration where the Friday prayers were held.
The Imam al-Shafi’i Mosque was built during the regin of Khedive Muhammad Ali Tawfiq in 1399 AH/1892 AD.
It follows the style of covered mosques and is made of limestone.
The mosque houses a wooden roof with a square sistrum in the middle as well as an attached Quba dating back to the Ayyubid era.
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