- The mosque of al-Aqmar was the earliest to have lavish decoration across the entire façade.[7][3] Elements decorating the façade are loaded with symbolic...
- Al-Aqmar mosque is located on Al‑Mo’ez Street, and was commissioned by the Fatimid Caliph Al‑ Amir Bi‑Ahkam Allah in 519 AH / 1125 AD.
- A mosque whose facade was designed in a different geometric way to be the first mosque built in Cairo in this style. We are talking here about the Al-Aqmar...
- The Aqmar Mosque, was built in Cairo, Egypt, as a neighborhood mosque by the Fatimid vizier al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi in 1125-6 CE. Mapcarta, the open map.
- Similarly to the mosque of al-Azhar and the mosque of al-Hakim, formerly named al-Anwar, the name of the al-Aqmar mosque is an epithet of the...
- Explore Al-Aqmar Mosque in Cairo with photos, map, and 11 reviews. Find nearby hotels and start to plan your trip to Al-Aqmar Mosque.
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- Originally, the Al-Aqmar mosque was not in the street as it is today, but much higher than in the street, standing on top of a row of shops.
- This petite mosque, the oldest in Egypt with a stone facade, was built in 1125 by one of the last Fatimid caliphs. Several features appear here that…
- The al-Aqmar mosque was built at the northeastern corner of the Great Palace of East Fatimid and may have served neighborhood and palace citizens alike.