The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque

is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848

Situated on the summit of the citadel this Ottoman mosque the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century is with its animated silhouette and twin minarets the most visible mosque in Cairo

The mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha Muhammad Ali's oldest son who died in 1816

This mosque along with the citadel is one of the landmarks and tourist attractions of Cairo and is one of the first features to be seen when approaching the city any direction