EU ambassadors visit Egypt's Al-Maridani Mosque after 1st restoration phase
Published 15 Oct,2021 via Daily News Egypt - Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Egypt, Christian Berger, together with ambassadors of 13 European countries visited the Mosque of Altinbugha Al-Maridani in Darb al-Ahmar neighborhood on Thursday.
The visit comes on the occasion of the completion of the first EU-financed restoration stage of the Mamluk-era mosque in cooperation with Aga Khan Foundation, under the supervision of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. The EU provided €1.2m for the mosque’s restoration over 39 months (April 2018 – June 2021).
The European officials, accompanied with their families, toured the mosque. They were briefed on the history of the mosque and its archaeological value, as well as the restoration process.
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