 'Amr, Mosque of (Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As, Mosque of Amr Ibn al-As) |
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Mosque in Fustat said to he the oldest mosque in
Egypt.
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The present structure consists of a large roughly square enclosure measuring approximately 120 m on each side. The great variation in the thickness and design of the walls testifies to the building's long history of development and restoration.
The first mosque on the site is said to have been built by 'Amr ibn al-'As in 641-42. 'Amr was the chief commander of the Arab troops who won Egypt for Islam and so the building has an historical significance beyond the surviving architecture. Although the...
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D. Berhens-Abouseif, Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction, Supplements to Muqarnas vol. 3, Leiden 1989, 47-50. Contains a general summary and bibliography.
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K. A. C. Creswell, A Short Account of Early Muslim
Architecture, revised and enlarged ed.
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J. Allan, Aldershot 1989, 8, 15, 17, 46, and chapter 14, 303-14. This gives a detailed account of the building.
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IHC0376
Historic view of prayer hall,...
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IHC0377
Historic interior. showing minbar
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IHC0378
Historic interior showing tomb of ...
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