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door a view of magnificence presents itself.
The Minarettes are 420 ft high & a priest climbs up & down every day to call the people to prayer. The Sultans Tomb is in one corner barred off & the cover of the Tomb alone cost £40,000. The height of the various domes are 300ft high & there are balconies running right throughout the whole Ceiling. The Ceiling is lead picked out with Gold paint & it looks glorious. Hanging from the ceiling there are myriads of Chandeliers each one being lighted up every 3 3 times a Year.
The walls are built of solid alabaster & you can see right through them when the sun shines.
There is a large chandelier in the centre, presented by King Louis of France & weighing 3 tons. All most beautifully cut.
The floor is covered with lovely carpets, which have been there hundreds of Years & are just as good as new.
After this I went into the ruins of the old Mosque which Napoleon despoiled & climbed up to the top of a tower from which one can see the whole of Cairo.
We then went to the