Hosh al-Basha
| Hosh al-Basha | |
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| Location | Fustat, Southern Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 30°00′43″N 31°15′26″E / 30.012069°N 31.257277°E |
| Built | A.D.1854 / 1271 A.H. |
| Built for | Muhammad Ali dynasty |
| Architectural style(s) | Ottoman architecture |
Hosh al-Basha (Arabic: حوش الباشا, romanized: hawsh al-basha, lit. 'courtyard of the pasha'), also Hosh el-Basha, Hawsh al-Basha, or Hosh el-Pasha),[1][2] is a mausoleum of the Royal Family of Muhammad Ali Pasha at road al-Imam Al-Shafi‘i in the Southern Cemetery of Cairo, Egypt.[3]
Description[]
Hosh al-Pasha was built in 1854 to house several tombs of the Muhammad Ali dynasty’s family, relatives, and devoted servants.[4] The structure is a six-domed complex with inner courtyards and chambers heavily decorated by Islamic motifs, colors and precious materials that still show much of the original luxurious and rich state of the place[4]
Some of the members of the Muhammad Ali dynasty buried in Hosh al-Basha are Ibrahim Pasha, Tusun Pasha, Ismail Pasha, Sa'id Pasha, Abbas I, Ahmad Rifaat Pasha and his daughter Ayn-al-Hayat Rifaat, and Mohammed Ali Tewfik.
Hosh al-Basha From Al Iman Al Shafai Road.
Inner Courtyard of Hosh al-Basha.
Hosh al-Basha Internal Courtyard's Gallery.
One of The Chambers of Hosth al-Basha.
Tombs of Hosh al-Basha.
Tombs of Hosh al-Basha.
Qobbat al-Basha (Dome of The Basha).
Grand Tomb inside the Complex.
The Domes of The Funerary Complex of Hosh al-Basha, front the roof.
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Hosh al-Pasha". Archnet. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ "Hosh al-Basha at el Imam el Shafei to be restored". 11 May 2018.
- ^ El Kadi, Galila; Bonnamy, Alain (2007). Architecture for the Dead: Cairo's Medieval Necropolis. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press.
- ^ a b Williams, Caroline, Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide. Cairo: American University of Cairo Press, 2008, page 135 of 214.
External links[]
- Hosh El Basha : Egypt's Royal Cemetery, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZFbaQAC5fg (in Arabic, but with visual tour of the mausoleum)
- Hosh al-Basha photo at Alamy
- Rulers of Egypt from the House of Mohammed Aly: https://web.archive.org/web/20080516115029/http://www.egy.com/P/royal/royaltree.html
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- Buildings and structures completed in 1854
- Buildings and structures in Cairo
- Domes
- Islamic architecture
- Ottoman architecture