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** Egyptian Sultans
** Egyptian Sultans
** The Clock Tower
** The Clock Tower
* ''What did the Egyptians trade for the clock tower?''
** Recipe for french fries
** '''Obelisk'''
** Alabaster
** Harem


===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===

Revision as of 12:25, August 28, 2024

Luigi's photograph of the Mosque of Mohammed Ali
Luigi's photograph of the Mosque of Mohammed Ali in Mario is Missing!

The Mosque of Mohammed Ali (Arabic: مسجد محمد علي, Masjid Muhamad Ealiin; Turkish: Mehmet Ali Paşa Camii) is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It makes a few appearances in Super Mario media.

History

Mario is Missing!

The mosque is visited by Luigi during the events of the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing! A Gingerbread Clock was stolen from the mosque, and the plumber has to return it. He is rewarded a prize of 1,400 dollars.

Contrary to the mosque's in-game pamphlet information, it was completed in 1848 instead of 1430.[1]

Luigi must prove the clock's authenticity by answering two of the following trivia questions:

  • Who lived in the Mosque until 1517?:
    • King Louis Phillips
    • The Emperor of Ottoman
    • Sultans
    • Cassius Clay
  • What will you find inside the main domed building?
    • The Sultan's Crypt
    • The Ottoman Empire
    • Egyptian Sultans
    • The Clock Tower
  • What did the Egyptians trade for the clock tower?
    • Recipe for french fries
    • Obelisk
    • Alabaster
    • Harem

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

An edited photograph of the real-life mosque is used in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS as part of the skybox of Wet-Dry World, alongside a row of buildings from Shibam Hadramawt, Yemen.[2]

Pamphlet Information from Mario is Missing!

The Mohammed Ali Mosque was built by a sultan in 1430[sic] using the Turkish style of the Ottoman Empire. Its nickname, The Alabaster Mosque, comes from the valuable white stone that covers the temple's facade. The clock tower on the courtyard's western side was a gift to the sultan by King Louis Philip of France in return for the stone obelisk, which now stands in front of France's Place de la Concorde. Egyptian sultans lived in the mosque until 1517. It is now used only for prayer.

References