Mosque · Egypt
Al-Aqmar Mosque
A Fatimid mosque on Al-Muizz Street with an elaborately carved stone façade.
Where it is
30.0515, 31.2620
Why go
The façade follows the street while the prayer space keeps its religious orientation. Carved inscriptions and repeated decorative motifs make the exterior particularly significant.
Near Al-Aqmar Mosque
Historic site
Bayt Al-Suhaymi
A courtyard house in historic Cairo with wooden mashrabiyya screens and reception spaces.
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Monument
Sabil-Kuttab of Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda
An eighteenth-century public fountain and Quranic school at a junction on Al-Muizz Street.
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Historic site
Qalawun Complex
A Mamluk complex on Al-Muizz Street combining religious, educational, funerary and medical functions.
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Mosque
Mosque of Al-Hakim
A major Fatimid mosque near Bab al-Futuh at the northern end of Al-Muizz Street.
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