The Mosque of Sulayman Pasha lies in Salah Salem Street next to the Citadel and the Tomb of Sidi Saraya that date back to the Fatimid period and whose owner is believed to be one of the leaders of the Arab Conquest of Egypt. This mosque was established by the Sulayman Pasha who served as the court eunuch in the early Ottoman period and the Wali or governor of corps of the northern enclosure Janissaries.
This mosque is designed on the typical Ottoman style of decoration with its inverse T-interior structure and conical hoods that beautify both the Minaret and the Minbar. The vaulted main entrance of the mosque is in parallel to the Mihrab and is surrounded by a garden.
From the entrance of the building one finds the central courtyard topped with a central dome surrounded by four sem...
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