The Mosque of Yusuf Agha El Hin lies in the intersection of Sharia Port Said and Sharia Mohammed Ali, few meters away from the Islamic Museum. It was constructed by Yusuf Agha El-Hin who was a prominent Mamluk Bey or officer. He died in 1646 and was buried in his mausoleum in the north aisle of the mosque.
The most interesting feature of the mosque is the mixture between the Mamluk and Ottoman styles of decoration. The major part of the mosque is designed on the Mamluk Style, while the Minaret is designed on the Ottoman one.
The interior plan of the mosque consists of a number of aisles the widest one of which is the northwestern. Of special interest in this mosque are the nice flower-shaped inscriptions that appear around ceiling and the stained glass windows. The Mihrab of the m...
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