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“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.
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!
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
The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848..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.
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
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
One of the profiles of historical fighters at "Fighter’s Heaven”, Muhammad Ali’s Training Camp near Deer Lake, Pennsylvania.
Wishing my Muslim friends from across the world a Happy Ramadan. Mohamed Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt (overlayed onto my partial eclipse photo).
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
These were the words that rang out all over the world in 1964 when a young relatively unknown boxer, Cassius Marcellus Clay, (Muhammad Ali) of Louisville Kentucky was crowned Heavyweight Champion by beating Sonny Liston in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history........see images below!!
Of course this is not Ali, but it is a true likeness of him when he shook up the world. I was out early one morning in the French Quarter catching photos of the empty streets when I was approached by this fella who immediately began his Ali impersonation. He went through quite a routine to show me the likeness, it was good, and it was entertaining.....all the while I was clicking away.
I knew what was coming next , and I don't mind compensating street hustlers as long as it is my choice, especially if I can get a good pic or two, and I might have in this instance, but you know, I had left my wallet back at the hotel.....:-))))
"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: Muhammad 'Ali (Muhammad 'Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha) 1769-1849, Albanian Ottoman governor & de facto ruler of Egypt (r.1805-1848).
This photo is one of 150 Timelapse photos.
Hurva (Ruin) Synagogue is located in Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem. The Synagogue called Hurva (Ruin) after the long period of its destruction.
the synagogue was first built in the early 18th century by a group of immigrants with Rabbi Judah he-Hasid Segal, but was destroyed by the Ottoman authorities due to non-payment of debts. During the 19th century building permitted by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali to reconstructing the synagogue, the building was designed by architect Assad Effendi that came to Jerusalem to renovate Al-Aqsa Mosque, The building was designed in Neo Byzantine architectural style and was comprised from four arches that supporting the dome that rises to 24 meters high and prominent in the skyline of Jerusalem, The Torah ark was particularly magnificent that build by Cantonists in Ukraine and brought especially from synagogue in Kherson, Ukraine.
In 1864 the synagogue was inaugurated and Rabbi Kook was chosen as president of the synagogue and carried there some of his most famous homilies.
In 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Jordanian Legion blew the synagogue and the place remained destroyed until 2003 that decided to rebuild the synagogue and build it for a third time, the place accurately restored by architect Nahum Meltzer, and the front of the building incorporated the remains of the ruined building. The building was inaugurated in 2010.
Taken in Sukkot holiday, (Hoshana Rabbah), Jerusalem, Israel.
A Timelapse journey through Israel project.
בית כנסת החורבה הוא בית כנסת ברובע היהודי בירושלים. בית הכנסת מכונה החורבה על שם תקופת חורבנו הארוכה. נבנה לראשונה בתחילת המאה ה-18 על ידי קבוצת עולים עם רבי יהודה החסיד אך נחרב על ידי השלטונות העות׳מאנים בשל אי תשלום חובות.
במהלך המאה ה-19הושג רשיון בניה(פירמאן) משליט מצרים מוחמד עלי לבניה מחודשת של בית הכנסת, המבנה תוכנן על ידי האדריכל אסעד אפנדי שהגיע לירושלים לשם שיפוץ מסגדי הר הבית, המבנה תוכנן בסגנון נאו ביזנטי והיה מורכב מארבע קשתות שתמכו בכיפה שהתנשאה לגובה 24 מטר ובלטה בקו הרקיע של ירושלים, ארון הקודש היה היכל מפואר במיוחד שנבנה על ידי קנטוניסטים והובא מבית הכנסת בעיר חרסון שבאוקראינה. בשנת 1864 נחנך בית הכנסת והרב קוק נבחר לשמש כנשיא בית הכנסת ונשא את חלק מדרשותיו המפורסמות בבית כנסת זה, במלחמת העצמאות פוצץ הלגיון הירדני את בית הכנסת והמקום נשאר בחובנו.
בשנת 2003 הוחלט לשקם את בית הכנסת ולבנותו בשלישית, המקום שוחזר בצורה מדויקת על ידי האדריכל נחום מלצר, ובחזית המבנה שולבו שרידי בית הכנסת החרב. בית הכנסת נחנך בשנת 2010.
צולם בחג הסוכות תשע"ד בהושענא רבה.
RIP boxing legends!
George Foreman (1949 – 2025) poses with Muhammad Ali (1942 – 2016) and Joe Frazier (1944 – 2011) in October 1989.
Photograph: Micheline Pelletier/Pelletier Micheline
Via:
www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2025/mar/22/george-fore...
Book cover of Muhammad Ali : Little People, Big Dreams, published by Lincoln Children's Books.
David Jones Store, Chatswood, Sydney
“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.
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
As a traveling young man I saw him once. He was alone, coming into the terminal area of LAX from a parking area. Even at a distance, he stood out. He was larger than life.
Patron: Muhammad 'Ali (Muhammad 'Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha) 1769-1849, Albanian Ottoman governor & de facto ruler of Egypt (r.1805-1848).
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
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
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
Taking 18 years to complete, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, also known as the Alabaster Mosque for its rare use of alabaster, towers the skyline of Cairo and is easily the most visible masgid in the city, located in the Citadel.
I've seen tons of photos of this mosque for years and, if forced to choose, it's the only mosque I wanted to visit during my trip to Cairo. The Ottoman style architecture and the overabundance of domes is just gorgeous. Entering the mosque, it's amazing to look up and see that the whole interior is hollow -- you can see each and every dome from the inside. How does this thing stand! I guess it helps that it's only 150 years old.
I didn't get to spend too much time in the Citadel so I plan to return (LE 25 for students, that we proved by showing them our AUC ID) and take more pictures of this masgid as well as the other two located inside the Citadel walls.
It was such a clear day in the heavily polluted Cairo!
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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
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
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
This is a 12"x12" print of my Muhammad Ali oil painting, in a 16"x16" frame. These are recent commissions for Branks boxing gym Bedford!! Prints will be available soon.... Thanks for following & looking. Thanks Branko!!👍😎 #artist #artwork #art #artistsoninstagram #oils #oilpainting #oil #muhammadali #ali #branksgym #dalerrowney #winsorandnewton #derwent #fabercastell #newartist #pebeo #red #black #popart #newartviral #boxer #boxing #artworld #artnow #paintings #newart
Las paredes exteriores están recubiertas de alabastro. Las inscripciones con fondo azul que adornan las ventanas representan fragmentos del poema "Al Burda", escrito por Imam al Buseiry.
La Mezquita de Alabastro (o Mezquita de Mohammed Alí) está situada en la parte más alta de la Ciudadela de El Cairo. Fue construida a instancias del gobernador otomano Mehmet Alí sobre el lugar que ocupaba la antigua ciudadela mameluca de El Cairo, aunque no fue totalmente completada hasta 1857, durante el gobierno de Mehmet Said.
El arquitecto fue Yusuf Bushnak de Estambul y su modelo fue la Mezquita de Yeni (Mezquita Nueva) en esa ciudad.
Saving the Best For Last :) Wow I so got lucky on this shot!!!
This is Muhammad Ali, who was the grand marshall of the parade and is from
Louisville. We have a new Ali Center downtown in his honor and the city of
Louisville will always both worship and honor his presence.
He's actually looking at the camera in this shot. It's harder for me to tell looking at it this size, but when I blow the original up larger, it's pretty obvious!
This photo was listed at #36 for interestingness on Explore for 6/26/06
Sarnia Sertoma Clubs Annual Sportsman Dinner 1974 Guildwood Inn - Muhammad Ali doodle on tablecloth. Larry Csonka was scheduled but couldn't make it (too bad), but Ali stepped in last minute which was "the greatest"!
George Chavalo was also a speaker that night. Saw that Ali was doodling away, didn't know onto what, until after the dinner. Raced up to the table, saw the doodle, saw it was signed, dated and began removing dishes etc and rolled up the tablecloth.
It was a night to remember... #RIP #MuhammadAli #Ali