Salah El Din Square near the Citadel - Cairo - Egypt
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The Refa'i Mosque is right beside mosque of Sultan Hassan. Seeing these two mosques from a distance makes one think that they are one mosque split in two. This is because of the many similarities between the exterior designs of both mosques. The Refa'i Mosque was designed so that it would not look dwarfed by the huge Sultan Hassan Mosque. The Refa'i Mosque is located in Salah El Din Square near the Citadel in Cairo. Actually, it is separated from the mosque of Sultan Hassan by a pedestrian street. As I entered this lane I was overwhelmed by the huge structure of the Refa'i Mosque and the tiny details of the decorations on its exterior walls, and by the large marble columns that are a part of the entrance portal. The designers and builders of this grand mosque paid considerable attention to every single detail of its ornamentation. The Al-Rifa'i Mosque was constructed in two phases over the period between 1869 and 1912, when it was finally completed
