Hosh al-Basha

Hosh al-Basha (Arabic: حوش الباشا‎, romanized: hawsh al-basha, lit. 'courtyard of the pasha'), also Hosh el-Basha, Hawsh al-Basha, or Hosh el-Pasha),[1][2] is a mausoleum of the Royal Family of Muhammad Ali Pasha at road al-Imam Al-Shafi‘i in the Southern Cemetery of Cairo, Egypt.[3]

Hosh al-Basha
LocationFustat, Southern Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Coordinates
BuiltA.D.1854 / 1271 A.H.
Built forMuhammad Ali dynasty
Architectural style(s)Ottoman architecture

Description

Hosh al-Pasha was built in 1854 to house several tombs of the Muhammad Ali dynasty’s family, relatives, and devoted servants.[4] The structure is a six-domed complex with inner courtyards and chambers heavily decorated by Islamic motifs, colors and precious materials that still show much of the original luxurious and rich state of the place[4]

Some of the royals buried in Hosh al-Basha: Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, Tusun Pasha, Ismail Pasha, Sa'id of Egypt, Abbas I of Egypt, Ahmad Rifaat Pasha and his daughter Ayn-al-Hayat Rifaat and Mohammed Ali Tewfik.

Hosh al-Basha gallery
  • Hosh al-Basha From Al Iman Al Shafai Road.
  • Inner Courtyard of Hosh al-Basha.
  • Hosh al-Basha Internal Courtyard's Gallery.
  • One of The Chambers of Hosth al-Basha.
  • Tombs of Hosh al-Basha.
  • Tombs of Hosh al-Basha.
  • Qobbat al-Basha (Dome of The Basha).
  • Grand Tomb inside the Complex.
  • The Domes of The Funerary Complex of Hosh al-Basha, front the roof.

See also

References

Notes
  1. "Hosh al-Pasha". Archnet. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  2. https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/49806/Hosh-al-Basha-at-El-Imam-El-Shafei-to-be
  3. El Kadi, Galila; Bonnamy, Alain (2007). Architecture for the Dead: Cairo's Medieval Necropolis. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press.
  4. Williams, Caroline, Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide. Cairo: American University of Cairo Press, 2008, page 135 of 214.
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