You will walk through a massive historical building with vibrant, rich decorations. There, you wander amid three types of dazzling architecture in a unique combination, which are European, Christian, and Islamic, dominated by Fatimid arts. Be ready to go around shiny, colorful decorations with bright blue embroidery and other overlapping colors, giant shiny pendants in Rifai Mosque.
Rifai Mosque is a timeless architectural icon, thanks to the marvelous details in the decorations and lavish inscriptions on the historical amazing walls, giant treasured decorated ceilings, domes, and the giant columns at its external gate.
You will walk through these magical details amid the shrines; a hall has been built through 43 years. Then, you arrive at the dazzlement of the royal cemetery of the Royal Family of Egypt in the Muhamed Ali Family era.
At this time, you will be surrounded by the Khedives Family, who had built this great mosque in 1869 by the order of Khoshiar, the mother of Khedive Ismail, who ruled Egypt at that time.
Khushiar Hanem had wanted to build this dazzling mosque in the place of Rifai Zawya, a small mosque. Her aim was to build a royal cemetery for the Royal Family, and that was what happened! But why this place? Once you come to that spot that pumps glory and historical amazement, you will realize why. It is a thing to see, not to listen about it.
Also, your tour inside this mosque will be full of dazzling. One of the wonders you will meet at this shrine of a Shah of Iran! Why?! Actually, here is an abundance of various facts and events embodied in front of you while you are wandering amid the incredible inscriptions with the accompaniment of a Golavita tour guide. This guide will narrate for you each mystery of this unique mosque.
From your surprise once seeing the mosque door that has an ornament similar to the Star of David to the amazement of the Sufi group and their celebrations that take place amidst the vibrant decorations of this huge, ancient mosque.
Rifai Mosque Tour with Golavita
Rifai Mosque Tour with Golavita is to wander amid the charm of Old Cairo and Islamic historical sights. Wander amid the vibrant, colorful, shiny and rich decorations. Walk through the full meaning of dazzlement.
You walk while your eyes will brighten from the giant pendants hanging from the ceiling, the amazing Mashrabias to look to the streets with magical historical eyes, and other details to live the full meaning of the charm.
Fly over the eras until fining yourself amid the world of the Fatimid, Mamluks and Othmon times. Amid this charm, you arrive at the brilliance of Rifai Mosque.
Your tour guide from Golativa will take you to the streets and corridors that pump up the events and glory of history, so you can walk among those details as if you were riding a time machine. Even the tile made up hudereds of years ago, and we at Golavita know each event happened at every inch to tell you with it. Live the history and spend an incredible tour in the heart of the glorious history with Golavita.