Inside al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Mosque That PM Modi Will Visit During His Egypt Tour. SEE PICS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a state visit to Egypt on June 24 and 25 where he will visit the 11th century Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah mosque. Image Source: egymonuments.gov.eg

A general view of the Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah mosque, the fourth oldest mosque in Egypt. The construction of the mosque was begun by al-Hakim’s father, the Fatimid Caliph al-Aziz bi Allah in 380 AH/990 AD, but he died before its completion, leaving his son to finish it in 403 AH/1013 AD. Image Source: egymonuments.gov.eg

Main entrance of the the Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah mosque. The main entrance lies on the western facade of the mosque, and is monumental in size and design. It is one of the oldest architectural examples of projecting entrances, and was influenced by the great Mosque of Mahdiya in Tunis. Image Source: egymonuments.gov.eg

This tall structure is one of the minarets of the mosque. The minarets were used as watch-towers during the French campaign. the two minarets flank either side of the façade. Image Source: egymonuments.gov.eg

The courtyard of the mosque. The plan of the mosque consists of a triangle with four arcades centering a courtyard. The mosque once served as a Shiite center in Egypt, operating as al-Azhar Mosque did in the Fatimid period. Image Source: egymonuments.gov.eg

Another view of the courtyard of the mosue. The mosque is located at the end of al-Muizz Street in al-Gamaliya district, near Bab al-Futuh. Image Source: egymonuments.gov.eg

The fountain in the centre of the mosque. Originally, the mosque was constructed outside the walls of the city commissioned by the Fatimid Vizier Jawhar al-Siqilli, and was later incorporated into the walls that built by Badr al-Din al-Jamali (480 AH/1078 AD). Image Source: egymonuments.gov.eg

Mihrab 'Prayer niche'. The mosque's qibla arcade was used as a museum of Islamic art called the House of the Arab Antiquities. Image Source: egymonuments.gov.eg

Arcade surrounding the courtyard. During his tour, Modi will also visit the Heliopolis War Grave cemetery to pay tribute to the Indian soldiers martyred in World War I. Image Source: egymonuments.gov.eg