Fatimiden-Dynastie
969 AD
The Fatimid state was Egypt’s golden period in which Islamic art was consummate. Egyptian artists left behind many relics and monuments that attest to their great skill and meticulousness in various art forms. The Fatimids invaded Egypt in 358 AH/ 969 AD and subsequently founded a new city, Cairo, north of Al Fustat, making it their capital. Al-Azhar was the first mosque they established in Cairo.
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The Fatimid state was Egypt’s golden period in which Islamic art was consummate. Egyptian artists left behind many relics and monuments that attest to their great skill and meticulousness in various art forms. The Fatimids invaded Egypt in 358 AH/ 969 AD and subsequently founded a new city, Cairo, north of Al Fustat, making it their capital. Al-Azhar was the first mosque they established in Cairo.
The Mosque of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah is the fourth oldest mosque in Egypt, and the second largest after the Mosque of ibn Tulun. The construction of the mosque was begun by al-Hakim’s father, the Fatimid Caliph al-Aziz bi Allah in 380 AH/990 AD, bu...
Al-Aqmar mosque is located on al-Muizz Street, and was commissioned by the Fatimid Caliph al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah in 519 AH/ 1125 AD. The mosque’s construction was supervised by the Vizier al-Ma’mun al-Bata’ihi, and it was renewed during the reign...
The Prime Minister inaugurated the "Hurghada Antiquities Museum", which is the first archaeological museum in the Red Sea Governorate, in the presence of the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, amid wide local and international media coverage. Th...