Clock tower, Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Cairo
Clock tower presented to Muhammad Ali by King Louis Philippe of France 1836-40 in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, or Alabaster Mosque, built 1830-48 in the Citadel of Saladin, in Cairo, Egypt. The Ottoman mosque was built by Yusuf Boshnak to commemorate Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali's son. Cairo's historic district is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13564470
Media ID
45387955
Size
4331px x 6496px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
