Mausoleum of Aga Khan Aswan Egypt Attractions

Mausoleum of Aga Khan Mausoleum of Aga Khan Agha Khan Mausoleum in Aswan The Mausoleum of Aga Khan is the mausoleum of Aga Khan III, Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah, who died in 1957. The mausoleum is located at Aswan along the Nile of Egypt, since Egypt was formerly the centre of power of the Fatimids, an Ismaili Shia dynasty. Agha Khan Mausoleum in Aswan The construction of the mausoleum began in 1956 and ended in Aga Khan’s wife, Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan, commissioned the construction of the mausoleum, which initially accepted tourists inside; however, the interior was closed off to the public in 1997. Agha Khan Mausoleum in Aswan A red rose is laid on the Aga Khan’s tomb every day – a practice first started by Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan. Agha Khan Mausoleum in Aswan The mausoleum sits atop a hill along the west bank of the Nile, where it overlooks Aga Khan III and Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan’s villa, the Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan House. The villa was designed by Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy, and it served as a winter home for Aga Khan III, whose will stated that he would be buried near the villa two years after his death. related vedios: Tombs of the Nobles in Aswan Egypt Attractions The Ruins of Khnum Temple At Elephantine Aswan Egypt Attraction Obelisk un finished Aswan Temple of Philae on Elephantine Island Fatimid Cemetery in Aswan Obelisk un finished Aswan Egypt Attraction Aswan River Nile Dam Egypt Attraction landmark Agha Khan Mausoleum in Aswan