As the taxi could only drop me off right on the main street, I had to walk quite a while up before reaching the entrance

Mohammed Ali Mosque as viewed from the outside

Bab al-Gebel (entrance) of the Citadel

The same entrance tower as viewed from inside

Tourist Police's hideout

Road leading up to the Mohammed Ali Mosque

One of the two guarding lions

Up above is the Gawhara terrace and the Mohammed Ali Mosque

Full view of the Mohammed Ali Mosque and Mosque of an-Nasr Mohammed (on the right)

Mohammed Ali Mosque

There is a lion fountain in front of the south-western face of the mosque

This is the place where you could get a magnificent view of the Islamic Cairo