VI. Ottoman Turk Period (1517-1805 AD)

#142 Mosque of Sulayman Pasha (1528 AD) H-8

The interior walls are covered with panels of a large variety of stones, including many of those seen in the Mamluk mosques. The panels are especially well preserved.

Visited by: JAH in '96.

References: S-WS88, 369; MW92, 105; W02, 203-205.

#349 Mosque of Sinan Pasha (1571 AD) B-1

The only decorative stones are in and around the mihrab, the window niches and three entrances, and columns in the outside portico.

Mihrab

Flanking the mihrab are 2 large panels of MP imperial porphyry on the wall and 2 octagonal columns of light gray marble. Light gray marble covers the lower part of the mihrab as well as most of the walls just outside and above. In the middle part is a geometric design with red and black limestones, and "white" marble. Above is a joggled design with black limestone and "white" marble.

Window Niches and Entrances

The floors are covered with geometric patterns using "white" marble, and red, black and yellow limestones.

Portico Columns (on south, west and north sides of the mosque)

11 columns of Proconnesian marble and 2 of Aswan granite with a variety of Corinthian, Byzantine and Islamic capitals.

Visited by: JAH '00.

Reference: S-WS88, 406; W02, 227-229.

#30 Mosque of Mahmud Muharran (1792 AD) H-4

The only decorative stones are 4 light gray marble columns with Corinthian capitals supporting the roof, and 2 spiral/fluted columns of the same stone flanking the mihrab. The entrance sill is uninscribed Aswan granite.

Visited by: JAH in '97.

References: W02, 191.

VII. Post-Ottoman Period (1805 AD to present)

#401 Sabil/Kuttab of Ahmad Tuson (1820 AD) G-5

Proconnesian marble was used for all decorative stone both inside and outside. The only possibility of a different stone being used is in the arches of the outside windows where there are alternating small slabs of Proconnesian marble and a darker (mottled light and dark gray) marble. The latter might be a variety of Proconnesian marble.

Visited by: JAH & MB in '99.

References: S-WS88, 270; W02, 146.

#503 Mosque of Muhammad Ali (1830-48 AD) G-8/G-9/H-9

Both the interior and exterior walls and piers are covered with banded (Egyptian) travertine up to a height of 11.3 meters. All the pillars are also sheathed in travertine. The originally amber brown and white stone is now, on the outside, bleached nearly white by exposure to the sun.

Visited by: JAH in '96 & '97.

References: S-WS88, 371; MW92, 116-120; W02, 199-201.

VIII. MISCELLANEOUS

SHP Park and Promenade on the west side of Sultan Hasan Mosque

PARK: There are columns of MP imperial porphyry (1), Aswan granodiorite (2), Aswan granite (2), Proconnesian marble (11), and basalt (2). These apparently come from several early Islamic buildings. Only 2 of the columns have capitals and these are Corinthian. There is also 1 Corinthian capital of Proconnesian marble by itself.

PROMENADE: There are 6 columns of Aswan granite that also apparently come from earlier buildings.

MNM Courtyard in Front of the "Military National Museum" in the Citadel

There are several columns that, according to the accompanying labels, originally came from Mamluk buildings. Most are light gray marble but some are of Aswan granite (2), Aswan granodiorite (4), Proconnesian marble (3), and a light gray marble (1). All have Corinthian capitals.

SCB Basilica in St. Catherine's Monastery

The floor has rotae and rectangular slabs of Roman and other stones. Its design and construction seems identical to the pavements in many medieval mosques. According to one of the priests, the pavement dates from the 17^th century.

Pavement at the interior entrance on the west side of the basilica: rectangular slabs of WUS diorite and WB quartz diorite (var. del Cairo).

Foyer in front of the west entrance: there is a marble shrine on the wall with two small rotae of profido serpentino verde.

Pavement inside the basilica: MP imperial and greenish black porphyries; WB quartz diorite (var. del Cairo); WUS diorite; WH graywacke; bigio lumachellato; astracane dorato (d'Egitto?); porfido serpentino verde; non-fossiliferous red limestone; black limestone/marble; and Proconnesian marble. There may be other stones present as much of the pavement is either off limits or covered.