03:52Egypt: Fourth-oldest mosque in country opens doors to worshippers after restoration
Egypt's Minister of Antiquities and Endowments, Ahmed Issa, inaugurated the more than 1,000-year-old Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Mosque on Al Muizz Li Din Allah Al Fatimi Street in Cairo's historic district on Monday, after the completion of its restoration.
Mostafa Waziri, the secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, explained that the restoration project started after the mosque was destroyed by an earthquake.
"The mosque was subjected to a devastating earthquake in 1302, which led to significant destruction; accordingly, the restoration was made until what we see today", said Waziri.
Waziri also explained the work they had done on the mosque.
"The architectural restoration lasted 6 years to get rid of calcification and salts on the walls, strengthen wood and plaster balconies, add lamps and a new electrical network as well as a sewage network", he said.
The mosque is the fourth oldest mosque in Egypt and the second largest after the mosque of ibn Tulun. The construction of the mosque began in AD 380/990 during the Fatimid Caliphate.
03:52Egypt's Minister of Antiquities and Endowments, Ahmed Issa, inaugurated the more than 1,000-year-old Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Mosque on Al Muizz Li Din Allah Al Fatimi Street in Cairo's historic district on Monday, after the completion of its restoration.
Mostafa Waziri, the secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, explained that the restoration project started after the mosque was destroyed by an earthquake.
"The mosque was subjected to a devastating earthquake in 1302, which led to significant destruction; accordingly, the restoration was made until what we see today", said Waziri.
Waziri also explained the work they had done on the mosque.
"The architectural restoration lasted 6 years to get rid of calcification and salts on the walls, strengthen wood and plaster balconies, add lamps and a new electrical network as well as a sewage network", he said.
The mosque is the fourth oldest mosque in Egypt and the second largest after the mosque of ibn Tulun. The construction of the mosque began in AD 380/990 during the Fatimid Caliphate.