Al–Muizz li-din Allah Street

Al–Muizz Li-din Allah was the Fatimid caliph who conquered Cairo in AD 969. This street was the former main thoroughfare of medieval time, entering the city through the southern gate of Bab - zuwelia and exiting out Of Bab AL-futuh to the north. Over the centuries buildings have encroached on its width and it is no longer very grand, but it is still vital and busy. Lined with stalls, at khan AL-khalili it is home to the coppersmith's market and an assortment of workshops. Further along are shops selling a miscellany of coffee-house equipment such as tin-topped tables an sheeshas, before finishing with the garlic and onion stalls near Bab-al futuh.

Street Moez Ledin Allah is the main street who established by the Fatimids passage of the old city of Cairo has been named by Street between Kasserine, a street who was passing through celebrations Bamahml and processions Kaaba , and the street is already open - air museum .. If featuring Trza for all architectural forms of Islamic warfare , religious , social, and after the development work turning the street into a museum open to the raised Islamic along kilometers of street -Azhar to the door Fotouh and the street has many mosques that shine with the light of Taraweeh and Tahajud in the last ten days of Ramadan .

The street was paved floor granite black Aswani .. It has traces historical , including gate Fotouh and the wall of the country and the angle of Abulkhair Alklebana and trail yellow for and book Abdulrahman Katakhda and the Palace of Prince Bashtak School and Sultan full bath Aniel and the Mosque of Sultan plum and the Mosque of al-Nasir Muhammad and the remnants of my school -Zahir Baybars and Salih Najm al -Din and order and Book Khosrow Pasha Mosque and Najaf Barsbay this to one side of the house of the judge, and a street Moez Ledin Allah main axis of the compelling historical , is the oldest street at all in Egypt and more than old Ali 1040 years , and the planning essence of Sicilian , when sent Moez Ledin Allah to open Egypt and includes between the flanks 33 impact varied , stretching the region on both sides , and concentrated by most professional services and trade , the most important archaeological and historical landmarks , and branching out from the main lanes and street value of archaeological and still maintains buildings area character outstanding throughout history and is characterized by the structure of urban and architectural and cultural activities and functions of the various

Among the most famous mosques Street goats Mosque Suleiman Agha Selehdar , which constructed during the reign of Mohamed Ali Pasha, the Great, 1253 AH = 1837 a building Ottoman-style pure and adjoining school and the way it is built with stone and ends from the top Brverw wooden local motifs prominent, coats and point the way Marble white ticked by , writings and decorations windows windows cast bronze circle motifs , and the lighthouse Like other lighthouses Ottoman cylindrical shape and has one cycle and end conical Bmslh .


There is also a mosque Aqmar , and built by the minister safe bin Abataihy order of the Caliph Ahkam God refused to Mansour year 519 AH (1125 AD) , the first mosque in Cairo whale -fronted design engineered special and this mosque is built in the place of one of the monasteries that were called Bir greatness, because it they contain the bones of some Copts Martyrs , which is composed of a small dish and box corridors adorned with kufic inscriptions decorated and mounted on an old marble columns and the most beautiful thing in this whole facade .



The Mosque of Sultan Muhammad ibn Qalawun in dome excelled domes ornate mosaics and gilded wood , and carried by four columns cylindrical thick and long red granite walls, marble in this dome has the largest and most beautiful niche in the architecture of Islamic Egypt have included the interface contracts mounted on marble columns and inside these contracts Windows vicious forms of India Se ledge written by the name Youth of the building, and ends from the top balcony Mjhaa Costume serrated motifs influenced by Syrian architecture .


There is also a Hakim Mosque which was built in 380 AH during the reign of the Fatimid Aziz Bellah , which began in the year 379 AH ( 989 AD ) in the construction of another mosque outside the door Fotouh but died before completion .. Votmh son Hakim 403 AH ( 1012-1013 AD ), so attributed to him and became known as the Mosque of the ruling , and a length of 120.5 meters and width 113 meters Vmessahth less of the area of ​​the Mosque of Amr , also includes Street Textile Museum of Egypt , which includes wings for art Coptic and Islamic , Umayyad and Abbasid , Tulunid , Al Moez Ledin Allah has three doors door of victory and door Zuwaila and Fotouh door and includes all the Islamic historical stages .

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