Al sheikh Saleh Abu hadid mosque | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality | ||||
Volume 25, Issue 2, December 2018, Page 133-155 PDF (2.39 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejth.1999.233732 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mona Samy Esa1; Hebatalla Mohamed Fathy1; Adel Shareef Allam2; Ghada Ahmed Roshdy2 | ||||
1Department of Tourist Guidance, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt | ||||
2Department of Archeology, Faculty of Arts - Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
This mosque is located with it’s main western façade on EL- Sheikh Saleh Abo Hadid street , EL-Sheikh Saleh was from righteous people and has dignities, so The khedive Ismail ordered the establishment of this mosque on commemoration of his memory , the mosque has four facades, The Dirka of the western main Entrance has a rectangular shape it’s accessible from the main Gate on the northwest façade, The House of prayer has square shape , It’s sides takes the four original directions, divided into four Colo- nade by three Rows of Arcade with pointed Arch,El-Mihrab made of white marble and contain abend with half circle decorated in Ottoman Rococo style, The Court has a rectangular shape it’s accessible from inside the mosque by two Gates and it contain a stone mihrab, The Fountain it’s in the center of the court and it’s made of marble, above it a wooden Dome, inside this Dome is decorated in Ottoman Rococo style, The Tomb has rectangular shape, The Tomb Dome contain of Quranic Text writien in golden color, also The Dome from outside was made of wood that plating with lead and the compartment of The Tomb Dome was made of Copper with yellow color, The Dikkah was made of wood and it’s locatedin the northwest corner, The Minaret is located in the left side of the main Gate and it’s consisting of cube shaped base above it octagen and the last body of Minaret is crowns by conical Top made of wood , That plating with lead and above it Crescent’s Stand and Crescent. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Saleh Abu hadid mosque; The khedive Ismail; The Dirka; Mihrab; Marble; Ottoman Rococo style; the court; wooden Dome; The Tomb Dome | ||||
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