Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque

Abu'l Abbas al-Mursi died in 1286 CE and was buried in a small cemetery within the locality of Bab al-Bahr. Later, a small qubba was built over it, which was developed into a shrine. In 1307, a mosque was built over the shrine, with funding from Zain al-Din al-Qattan, a merchant and Sufi shaykh of Alexandria. The Mamluk emir of Alexandria then rebuilt the mosque in 1477. In 1934, King Fouad I ordered the construction of a sahn, to include the mosque-shrines of the Al-Busiri and Yaqut al-Arshy, with the mosque of Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi standing in the middle. The building was then renovated and extensively rebuilt. Mario Rossi, an Italian architect, was involved in planning the design and decor of the mosque, and construction took sixteen == Architecture ==

The current mosque, particularly its exterior, is designed in a Neo-Mamluk style, inspired by late Mamluk architecture in particular. The mosque interior is approximately tall, and the floors are covered with white marble. Its walls are made of a combination of artificial stone and mosaic. Several Arabic inscriptions, arabesque interlacing, mosaics, mashrabiyas, and ventilation openings that surround the mosque from all directions are present on the interior of the roof. A large dome tops the mosque, followed by four smaller domes meant to represent the saint and his disciples. The mosque's minaret is approximately high. The mosque as a whole rises approximately above the level of its surroundings, which was said to be a strategic move against air raids during wartime. == Gallery ==

Alexandrië. Moskee El-Mursi Abul-Abbas, GD013245.jpg|Undated slide of the mosque Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque.jpg|Detail of the mosque, 2017 ABU ABBAS AL-MURSI MOSQUE IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT.jpg|Close-up image of one of a dome, 2007 ==See also==