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One of the profiles of historical fighters at "Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp near Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
A worker cleans some of the hanging lights in the main hall of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in Cairo. The great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha sometimes called the Alabaster Mosque, is located in the Citadel in Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1830 and 1848 and is the most visible mosque in Cairo.
This is part of my personal project entitled "Working" that celebrates the wide range of work done by people around the world. You can see it at www.fischerfotos.com/p480617506/slideshow
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.
The area where the Citadel is now located began it's life not as a great military base of operations, but as the "Dome of the Wind", a pavilion created in 810 by Hatim Ibn Hartama, who was then governor. Indeed this area was well known for its cool breeze. These early governors, not realizing its strategic importance, simply used the pavilion for its view of Cairo. Between 1176 and 1183, Salah ad-Din (Saladin to Westerners 1171-1193 AD), an Abbasid Ruler, fortified the area to protect it against attacks by the Crusaders, and since then, it has never been without a military garrison. Originally it served as both a fortress and a royal city..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.
atelier ying, nyc
Fighting & salvation are in ways linked together for better or worse. This camera is a homage to the professional champion boxer George Foreman who made a 20-year comeback to regain the title he lost during his fight with Muhammed Ali. The trigger for this design also came indirectly from a Foreman anecdote. He used to intimidate and throw off opponents during the staredown routine before a match by looking not into his opponent's eyes but at his head, picking out his spots to aim for. I thought George should at least know the anatomical parts of the human skull, then the idea came to me of the Linhof Super Technika V, a world-class luxury camera that was once used for medical illustration. This camera encourages boxers (and street photographers of all levels) to manage and promote themselves. This is a greatly needed social change. With the premise laid out, here are all my customizations: a male human head full-color anatomy chart is fixed to the back and labelled with just numbers. The legend for the chart is in the Linhof multi-focus viewfinder. These latin medical terms will truly impress all and no one will dare look through the viewfinder after seeing this chart. Linhofs have limited color choices. This custom model is offered in a two-toned wood and a nostalgic 'rumble in the jungle' green. The camera has two tiny compartments. One houses a Linhof championship ring (actually I'm also offering a Ying digitized classic camera ring) with a diamond in its 'lens'. The other slightly larger compartment can hold a full-sized Dove chocolate bar, to be hidden away from pesky trainers and draconian weight conscious managers. There's also pocket storage for serious religious tracts (Foreman is an ordained Baptist minister) to hand to young aspiring boxing fans. The Super Technika is perfectly sized for a champ; in his large hands it's practically a tiny Ricoh. Lastly, this camera design is one of three I'm introducing as a tool for negotiation. Miniature replicas of Foreman's WBA championship belts badges are proudly displayed in place of the traditional Linhof medallions on the front of the camera. The commemorative ring and badges aid in self-promotion, but the more subtle devices are the camera itself as the boxer takes a ceremonial photo of the opponent's agents and his indignant opponent during negotiations. Custom
engravings on the side of the camera list the sports records of the champ, as well as a relic fragment of the historic Foreman-Ali fight (a tiny piece of a boxing glove from George would suffice). All of these are talking points for a warm-up conversation. When the parties are distracted by this negotiating technique, the boxer simply takes out a pen and quietly scribbles a dollar figure he wants for his share of the fight on a calfskin paper note holder attached to the camera back. Who needs a boxing promoter after all that?
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1973
"muhammad ali shall rise again"
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The courtyard, as at the mosques of Sulayman Pasha and Malika Safiyya, is surrounded by rounded arcades carrying small domes. These domes are supported by large, though relatively simple marble columns. The courtyard is almost square, measuring 54 by 53 meters. The courtyard has a northern and southern entrance from the mosque. In the middle of the courtyard is a marble ablution fountain with a carved wooden roof on columns
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
It should be noted that the Mosque of Muhammad Ali is not typical of such structures in Cairo. In its architecture, Muhammad Ali Pasha, viceroy and effectively king of Egypt, as well as the founder of Egypt's modern era, achieved a radical break with all traditional characteristics of Cairo architecture from the Mamluk to the late Ottoman period. This departure is emphasized by the choice of sites. Now, because it is the most visible of Islamic monuments in Cairo, Muhammad Ali's mosque became a symbol of the city, even though it is the least Egyptian of these monuments
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
The Citadel became the centerpiece of these great fortifications, protecting the city from the heights of the rocky hills that overlooked it. Completed in 1183 AD, Saladin’s Citadel served as the seat of government in Egypt for 700 years until Khedive Ismail moved into Abdin Palace in newly constructed Downtown Cairo in the 1870’s..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
The walls and piers of the mosque are paneled with alabaster from Upper Egypt (Beni Suef), which is inappropriate for architecture as it deteriorates quickly. A gesture of baroque luxe, unless frequently cleaned, the stone also becomes terribly grimy
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
Wishing my Muslim friends from across the world a Happy Ramadan. Mohamed Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt (overlayed onto my partial eclipse photo).
Even the marble chosen for decoration is different from that of earlier mosques. In fact, the decorations, which were not finished until 1857, are at odds with the simplicity of the architectural structure itself. And yet, many tourists and Egyptians themselves, who are not especially trained in art or architecture, find the mosque decorations very beautiful. Its use of greens, golds and reds can be very appealing to many
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
Check out the ticket price! This looks great in Black and White, but seeing how this is an original, I wanted to show it exactly like it is first. Amazing!
It should be noted that the Mosque of Muhammad Ali is not typical of such structures in Cairo. In its architecture, Muhammad Ali Pasha, viceroy and effectively king of Egypt, as well as the founder of Egypt's modern era, achieved a radical break with all traditional characteristics of Cairo architecture from the Mamluk to the late Ottoman period.
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
The Saladin Citadel of Cairo is a medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo, Egypt. The location, on Mokattam hill near the center of Cairo, was once famous for its fresh breeze and grand views of the city..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
"Do you notice these colored lights? They come from these big and high windows with stained glass in the walls. Do you see these small windows in the big dome, half domes, and the small domes? They are so nice. They give a beautiful effect, but you dont need to count them. If you asked me, I would tell you there are 136 windows. I see youre dazzled by these wonderful colored decorations in the walls and domes..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
Patron, begun 1848: Muhammad 'Ali (Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha) 1769-1849, Wāli of Egypt, Sudan, Sham (Greater Syria), Hejaz, Morea, Thasos, Crete (r.1805-1848).
Patron, completed 1857: Sa‘id (Mohamed Sa'id Pasha) 1822-1863, 4th son of Muhammad 'Ali, Wāli of Egypt & Sudan (r.1854-1863).
Architect: Yusuf Bushnak, an otherwise unknown Greek architect from Istanbul, who is thought to have modelled it on the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul.
Islamic Monument #503
The grandeur of this single, large chamber is enhanced by the circle of small lamps hung in the middle of the praying area, and just above the main dome of the mosque. Other smaller lamps, many of them more modern, are hung elsewhere in the mosque, creating a spectacle of light that is grand in its own right
Taken @Cairo, Egypt
Muhammad Ali chose to build his state mosque entirely in the architectural style of his former overlords, the Ottomans, unlike the Mamluks who, despite their political submission to the Ottomans, stuck to the architectural styles of the previous Mamluk dynasties..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
This mosque became a Court (mahkamah) from the 16th cent until the reign of Muhammad 'Ali (Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha) 1769-1849, Wāli of Egypt, Sudan, Sham (Greater Syria), Hejaz, Morea, Thasos, Crete (r.1805-1848).
Patron: al-Qadi (judge) Yahya (Yahya Zayn al-Din), an Armenian dawadar (major-domo) & Amir of Sultan Gàqmaq (al-Zaher Sayf al-Din Gàqmaq) 1373-1453, Burji (Circassian) Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (r.1438-1440).
Islamic Monument #344
“Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp in Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, was the training facility built by Muhammad Ali, where he trained for some of his biggest fights. It is now open to the public, free of charge, to tour.
One of Cairo's most popular tourist attractions is the Citadel which houses a number of museums, ancient mosques and other sites, located on a spur of limestone that had been detached from its parent Moqattam Hills by quarrying. The Citadel is one of the world's greatest monuments to medieval warfare, as well as a highly visible landmark on Cairo's eastern skyline.Particularly when viewed from the back side (from the north), the Citadel reveals a very medieval character..Taken @Cairo, Egypt