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A selection of pictures of the Citadel, a fortified area on top of a hill in Cairo, which has been home to Egypt's rulers for some 700 years. Saladin began fortifying the Citadel in 1176. The Mohammed Ali mosque was built between 1830 and 1848.
01 Citadel
02 Citadel
03 Citadel tower
04 Citadel tower
05 Mohammed Ali mosque
06 Mohammed Ali mosque
07 Mohammed Ali mosque
08 Minaret
09 Mohammed Ali mosque inner court
10 Mohammed Ali mosque inner court
11 Mohammed Ali mosque inner court
12 Cupola
13 Mohammed Ali mosque interior
14 Cupola
15 Mohammed Ali mosque interior
16 Cupola
17 Cupola
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