The Mosque of Mustafa Shurbagi Mirza locates in the point where the Esh El-Nahl Street and Mirza Street intersect together, nearby the Mosque of El-Qadi Yahya . This mosque was established by Emir Mirza who occupied a prominent in the military forces at the time of Sultan Selim I .
The façade of the mosque is surrounded by a number of stalls whose rent was used for the upkeep and maintenance of the building. The interior plan of the mosque is admired for its style of decoration that merges between the Mamluk and the Ottoman styles. This appears obviously in the decoration of the Mihrab aisle, the courtyard and some parts of the walls with beautiful marble vestiges and handsome tiles.
Of special interest in this mosque are the stained glass windows and the handsome marble panels t...
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