The Sultan Hassan & Al Rifai Mosques Cairo

The interesting thing about these two mosques which face each other, is their huge difference in age. Looking at them you could easily imagine they were constructed at the some time but nothing could be further from the truth. The really ancient one of the pair is the Sultan Hassan Mosque which started its construction in 757 taking just three years to build. The Al Rifai Mosque opposite was designed to compliment the ancient one but construction did not begin until 1869. The last Shah Of Iran has his tomb inside the Rifai Mosque.