Islamic heritage · Cairo
Egypt's Islamic Cultural Center
Masjid Misr, the Grand Mosque of the New Administrative Capital: a vast religious and architectural landmark built for well over a hundred thousand worshippers.
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Egypt's Islamic Cultural Center, which includes Masjid Misr, stands in the New Administrative Capital in Cairo Governorate and is described as the largest mosque in Egypt. It covers about 467,000 square metres and can hold some 137,000 worshippers. Its design draws on Mamluk architecture and blends traditional Islamic geometry with modern elements, and beside the prayer hall it includes a library, an Islamic museum and a conference centre. On completion it received three Guinness World Records certificates.
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- The center covers about 467,000 square metres and holds about 137,000 worshippers.
- It holds the world's largest hand-crafted wooden pulpit, 16.6 m high.
- Its chandelier won two records: the largest, at about 22 m across, and the heaviest.