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Sinan Pasha Mosque ( Arabic : مسجد سنان باشا ) is a mosque in the Bulaq district in Cairo . It was established by the governor of Cairo Koca Sinan Pasha around 1571. When the mosque was built the site was on the Nile shore which has since shifted westward. The mosque's architecture combines Mamluk and Ottoman features. The last include its free-standing position in a garden and the gallery surrounding its square prayer hall on three sides roofed with eleven shallow domes. The dome roofing the prayer hall is the largest stone dome in Cairo. The mosque has a pencil-shaped minaret at its southern corner. The prayer hall's three entrance portals are decorated with Muqarnas . The interior is influenced by the Fadawiya Mausoleum. There is a wooden dikka on the northeastern side. The mosque was once part of a complex with three khans .
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The Sinan Pasha Mosque in Bulaq with the dome's upper row of windows visible The Sinan Pasha Mosque is a mosque in the Cairo district of Bulaq . It was established by the governor of Cairo Koca Sinan Pasha around 1571. When the mosque was built the site was on the Nile shore which has since shifted westward. The mosque's architecture combines Mamluk and Ottoman features. The last include its free-standing position in a garden and the gallery surrounding it on three sides roofed with shallow domes. The interior is influenced by the Fadawiya Mausoleum. The mosque was once part of a wikala complex.
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c.1800 sketch The Sinan Pasha Mosque ( ) is a mosque in the Bulaq district in Cairo . It was established by the governor of Cairo Koca Sinan Pasha around 1571. When the mosque was built the site was on the Nile shore which has since shifted westward. The mosque's architecture combines Mamluk and Ottoman features. The last include its free-standing position in a garden and the gallery surrounding its square prayer hall on three sides roofed with eleven shallow domes.The mosque has a pencil-shaped minaret at its southern corner.The prayer hall's three entrance portals are decorated with Muqarnas . The interior is influenced by the Fadawiya Mausoleum. There is a wooden dikka on the northeastern side.The mosque was once part of a complex with three khans .
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mosque in the cairo district of bulaq
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mosque in the boulaq district of downtown cairo
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