Qubbat Afandina

Qubbat Afandina (Arabic: قبة أفندينا‎; meaning: "the Dome of Our Sir"),[1] the Mausoleum of Khedive Tawfiq, is a 19th-century monument located in the Afifi area on the eastern edge of the Northern Cemetery of Mamluk Necropoli of Cairo, Egypt.

Qubbat Afandina, the Mausoleum of Khedive Tawfiq
LocationAfifi, Northern Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Coordinates30.041676°N 31.274987°E / 30.041676; 31.274987
BuiltAD 1894 / 1311 AH
Built forMuhammad Ali dynasty
ArchitectDimitrius Fabricius
Architectural style(s)Neo-Mamluk architecture, Ottoman architecture

Description

The mausoleum was built in 1894 by the Khedive Abbas II of Egypt (1874 – 1944), in memory of his father Khedive Tawfiq Pasha who died in 1892. It was designed by the khedival royal court architect Dimitrius Fabricius Pasha (1847-1907),[2] in a Neo-Mamluk architectural style.[3][4]

Qubbat Afandina is the resting place of many members of the Royal family of Muhammad Ali Pasha, including: Khedive Tewfiq Pasha (1852-1892), Princess Bamba Qadin[5](?-1871), Princess Emina Ilhamy (1858–1931), and her son Khedive Abbas II.

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References

Notes
  1. Cairobserver-Qubbat Afandina.., qubbat-afandina-and-the-stolen-kiswa
  2. Egypt's Belle Époque architecture, https://www.greategypt.org/2017/02/egypts-belle-epoque-architecture.html
  3. Mausleum of Khedive Tawfiq (Qubbat Affendina), about1-c10x1
  4. Cairo's belle époque architects 1900 - 1950 compiled by Samir Raafat, http://www.egy.com/people/98-10-01.php
  5. Mausleum of Khedive Tawfiq (Qubbat Affendina), http://www.undeadcrafts.com/about1-c10x1

Bibliography
  • Mohamed Elshahed, Cairo Since 1900: An Architectural Guide, American University in Cairo Press, 2019, ISBN 9774168690, 9789774168697, 240 pages.
  • Williams, Caroline, Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide, Cairo: American University of Cairo Press, 2008, 214 pages.
  • Byrne, Aran, East-West Divan: In Memory of Werner Mark Linz, Gingko Library, London, UK, 2014.
  • Richard Bordeaux Parker, Islamic Monuments in Cairo: A Practical Guide, American University in Cairo Press. 1993, 312 pages.
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