Cairo Diary Saladin Citadel and Snowflake Mosque

🌈Saladin Castle is a combination of a military fortress and a mosque. The main building is the Muhammad Ali Mosque. It is also called the Snowflake Mosque because it uses snowflake marble as the building material. Its architect is a Turkish, so you can strongly feel the Istanbul Blue Mosque. shadow. ✏Tips, 🔸The Snowflake Mosque is very majestic. You need slippers to visit inside. There is a vendor at the door selling 10 angstrom shoe covers. Don't pay attention. Take off your shoes and carry them in. There are shoe racks inside. 🔸I didn’t spend much time in decorating the square of the mosque. It’s a pity that the broken clock inside was a return gift from the Egyptian governor to an obelisk at the entrance of the Luxor Temple in France. 🔸The platform of Saladin Castle overlooks the city of Cairo and the Pyramids, but it was built when the weather was clear and the view was good. The sun was bright during the day when I went there, but the weather changed in the afternoon. The wind was blowing sand and dust, and the sand was blown out of the sky. My earliest impression of Cairo. 🔸The attractions also include the Egyptian National Military Museum. I was too stupid to visit inside. There is a coffee shop nearby that charges 30 Egyptian pounds of black tea, so I can sit and admire the mosque from different angles. 💰Tickets for foreigners in December 2023 Full price is 450 Egyptian pounds, student ticket is 230 Egyptian pounds, only accepts credit card 📍Mosque of Muhammad Ali