The Citadel of Saladin & the Alabaster Mosque

The Citadel of Saladin & the Alabaster Mosque

Citadel of Saladin

The front of the Cairo Citadel, a large fortress created by Salah Al-Din (Saladin) in the late 12th century on the site of an earlier medieval settlement.

This is a very popular tourist attraction that dates back to medieval times ,12th century AD. It is an enormous stone fort that has been used in many battles and it sits overlooking the city of Cairo. Today, it is home to mosques, palaces and museums including the Alabaster Mosque built by Mohamed Ali the Great which is a replica of Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul.

 

 

 

 

 

Citadel of Salah Al-Din

The Cairo Citadel, 

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