Mosque and Path of Soliman Agha Al-Selhdar

The architectural complex of Price Sulaima Agha al-Selhadar is located i the street of Mu’izz Ladi Allah al-Fatimi. It was fouded by Price Sulaima Agha al-Selhadar, oe of the emirs of Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Kabir i 1253-1255 / 1837-1839. He came to Egypt i a small way, From the arms cabiets), ad he had great power, ad kow arbitrariess i the expropriatio of property for the establishmet of its facilities. The facility cosists of a prayer mosque with commercial shops, a waterig plat, a educatioal book adjacet to the aveue ad the etrace to the Burjoua corridor. The facade of the stoe buildig is crowed with a woode flap with a floral motif, which reflects the Turkish-iflueced Ottoma style of the Europea arts i the Reaissace i the 18th ad 19th ceturies. The marble decoratio ad oil colors also reflect the Ottoma-iflueced woode ceiligs iflueced by Europea art i that period. The third etrace, which is located i the tribal façade of the mosque, leads to the waterig ad the mosque, whose miaret cosists of two cylidrical levels betwee them, ad the miaret crows i a coical shape. It reflects the style of the miarets i the Ottoma era ad the Mohammed Ali Pasha Grad Dyasty.

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