Hosh al-Basha
| Hosh al-Basha | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Fustat,Southern Cemetery,Cairo,Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°00′43″N31°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 thepasha'), also Hosh el-Basha, Hawsh al-Basha, or Hosh el-Pasha),[1][2]is amausoleumof the royal family ofMuhammad Ali Pashaat road al-ImamAl-Shafi‘iin theSouthern CemeteryofCairo,Egypt.[3]
Description
[edit]Hosh al-Pasha was built in 1854 to house severaltombsof theMuhammad Ali dynasty’s family, relatives, and devoted servants.[4]The structure is a multi-domed complex with inner courtyards and chambers heavily decorated byIslamicmotifs,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 areIbrahim Pasha,Tusun Pasha,Isma'il Pasha,Sa'id Pasha,Abbas I,Ahmad Rifaat Pashaand his daughterAyn-al-Hayat Rifaat,andMohammed Ali Tewfik.
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Street view of the complex (seen from the northwest) -
One of the mausoleum chambers -
One of the mausoleum chambers -
One of the main domes
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^"Hosh al-Pasha".Archnet.Retrieved2020-08-24.
- ^Mosleh, Mariam (11 May 2018)."Hosh al-Basha at el Imam el Shafei to be restored".Egypt Today.
- ^Kadi, Galila El; Bonnamy, Alain (2007).Architecture for the Dead: Cairo's Medieval Necropolis.American University in Cairo Press. pp. 65, 299.ISBN978-977-416-074-5.
- ^abWilliams, Caroline (2018).Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide(7th ed.). Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. pp. 156–157.
External links
[edit]- 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
- Kolkailah, Mai M., “Ḥūš al‑Bāšā: The Royal Cemetery in Cairo”, Annales Islamologiques 57, 2024, pp. 273-342.https://www.ifao.egnet.net/anisl/57/12
