Location Cairo, Egypt Branch/tradition Sunni Phone +20 112 016 2219 | Affiliation Islam Architectural style Mamluk architecture Architectural type Mosque | |
Address Boulaq Num.4, Boulaq, Cairo Governorate, Egypt | ||
Sultan Abu al-'Ila Mosque (Arabic: السلطان أبو العلا ) is one of the most famous mosques in Islamic Cairo in Egypt. The mosque now based on 23 pure white marble columns .the platform is masterpiece made of Indian teak .the roof plated in gold leaf with amazing tiny trappings. Inside walls and dome are decorated with Islamic colored inscriptions . and the dome at outside like all Mamluks's age made of stone .
Born in Mecca in the late 8th-century CE, Sultan Abu al-'Ila moved to Egypt to be near Ahl al-Bayt.
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