Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque
The cream-colored Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi Mosqueis an Egyptian mosque located in the Anfoushi neighborhood of Alexandria, near the Citadel of Qaitbay. It is dedicated to the 13th century Murcian Andalusi Sufi saint Abul Abbas al-Mursi, whose tomb it contains. The mosque was first built in 1307.
The mosque was designed and built-in today’s current form by Eugenio Valzania and Mario Rossi in the years 1929/1945, and was highly influenced by Egypt’s Old Cairo buildings and architecture. It served in turn as a key source of inspiration for the much larger Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, completed in 2007 after more than a decade of building work. The mosque has area of 3,000 sq m.
- Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque
- Location: Alexandria
- Country: Egypt
- Area: 3000 square meters
