Egypt reopens country’s largest mausoleum dome of Al-Imam Al-Shafie after restoration
Published 19 Apr,2021 via Daily News Egypt - Egypt reopened the largest mausoleum dome in the country, on Sunday, of Al-Imam Al-Shafie after a restoration and maintenance project that has lasted for almost five years.
The inauguration was attended by: Khaled El-Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities; Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Minister of Religious Endowments; Governor of Cairo Khaled Abdel Aal; the Chairperson of the Religious Committee at Egypt’s House of Representatives; and Jonathan Cohen, the US Ambassador to Cairo.
The conservation project on the dome started in 2016, and was implemented in cooperation with the Athar Lina Initiative- Megawra. It received funding from the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.
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