Rossi was born in Rome and studied architecture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, from which he graduated in 1917. He moved to Egypt in 1921 as an assistant decorator, invited by Ernesto Verrucci-Bey [it] who was Chief Court Architect of Sultan (later King) Fuad, in charge of improvements at Abdeen Palace. He then worked for Egyptian Public Works, for Verrucci's successor Moustafa Fahmy, and with Antonio Lasciac on projects that included interior design, mansions, apartment buildings and mausoleums for a wealthy clientele.
In 1929, despite being a Catholic, he won the competition to become the Chief Architect of the Waqf Administration. In this capacity he designed a number of mosques and religious building between 1929 and 1941, most prominently in Alexandria.[2] He also worked on the restoration of older monuments, including the Mosque of Muhammad Ali and the Al-Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo.
Rossi's architecture was based on careful study of ancient Islamic buildings in Egypt and beyond, particularly those from the Fatimid and Mamluk periods.
Rossi influenced a younger generation of Egyptian architects, such as Ali Thabit and Ali Khayrat who designed the Salah al-Din Mosque in El Manial, Cairo (1959).[9]
^Ahmed Mohamed Sedky (1998). The Modern Mosque in Egypt: The Mosques of Mario Rossi for the Awqaf. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press.
^Khalid S. M. Al-Hagla; Marwa N. Charkas (December 2016). "Searching for the Identity in the Mario Rossi's Architecture of Mosques in Alexandria". ResearchGate.
^Ahmed Sidky (July–September 1998), "Mario Rossi's Work in the Awqaf" (PDF), Medina Magazine: 62–69
^Akel Ismail Kahera (January 2005), "A Mosque Between Significance and Style" (PDF), Isim Review, 16 (1): 56–57
^Cristina Pallini (February 2005). "The Revival of Islamic Architecture in Egypt: some notes on the Italian Contribution (1898-1953)". ResearchGate.
^Samir Raafat (28 March 1997). "Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Mario Rossi". egy.com.
^Mariangela Turchiarulo (October 2012). Costruire in "stile". L'architettura italiana ad Alessandria. L'opera di Mario Rossi d'Egitto / Building "in a style". Italian architecture in Alexandria, Egypt. The work of Mario Rossi. Rome: Gangemi Editore.
^Cynthia Myntti (1999). Paris along the Nile: Architecture in Cairo from the Belle Epoque. Cairo: American University of Cairo Press. p. 46.
^Magdy M. Moussa (1990), "Mario Rossi and the Egyptian School of Architecture in Alexandria", Environmental Design: Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre, Rome: Carucci Editore: 102–105
^"7 Facts You Must Know About Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque". MSN News. 12 March 2021.
^Vanessa Chiasson (15 November 2019). "8 Of The Most Beautiful Places In Abu Dhabi". Travel Awaits.
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Not to be confused with the conductor of the same name Mario Rossi 1897 1961 was an Italian architect and notable contributor to 20th century Islamic architecture 1 Abu al Abbas al Mursi Mosque AlexandriaAl Qaed Ibrahim Mosque AlexandriaIslamic Center of Washington Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 In Greater Cairo 2 2 Elsewhere in Egypt 2 3 Outside Egypt 3 Influence 4 NotesLife editRossi was born in Rome and studied architecture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma from which he graduated in 1917 He moved to Egypt in 1921 as an assistant decorator invited by Ernesto Verrucci Bey it who was Chief Court Architect of Sultan later King Fuad in charge of improvements at Abdeen Palace He then worked for Egyptian Public Works for Verrucci s successor Moustafa Fahmy and with Antonio Lasciac on projects that included interior design mansions apartment buildings and mausoleums for a wealthy clientele In 1929 despite being a Catholic he won the competition to become the Chief Architect of the Waqf Administration In this capacity he designed a number of mosques and religious building between 1929 and 1941 most prominently in Alexandria 2 He also worked on the restoration of older monuments including the Mosque of Muhammad Ali and the Al Rifa i Mosque in Cairo Like thousands of other Italian Egyptians he was dismissed and expropriated during World War II at the initiative of the British authorities and interned between 1941 and 1944 at Camp Fayed in the Suez Canal Zone 3 In 1946 he converted to Islam and in that period again worked for the Waqf Administration now as an external consultant He also designed the Islamic Center of Washington 4 From 1954 to 1960 he worked in Saudi Arabia on the decoration of the Masjid al Haram in Mecca 5 He died in Cairo in 1961 6 He and his wife Rosa had a son Alessandro 7 Works editRossi s architecture was based on careful study of ancient Islamic buildings in Egypt and beyond particularly those from the Fatimid and Mamluk periods In Greater Cairo edit Villa Tawfiq Zamalek with Ernesto Verrucci Bey now Helwan University Faculty of Music 8 Two villas for the children of Ahmed Afifi Pasha Giza 1920s El Gabaleya apartment building Zamalek Gaston Weiser apartment building Garden City Villa Assem Zamalek Votive church of the Syriac Catholic Cemetery Abbassia Villa Hassan Sabry Zamalek Italian World War I Memorial Latin Cemetery Abbassia Villa George Wissa Garden City 1930s Al Tabbakh Mosque near Mohamed Naguib Metro station 1929 1933 Umar Makram Mosque on Tahrir Square 1948 1954 Zamalek Mosque Zamalek 1953 1955Elsewhere in Egypt edit Abu al Abbas al Mursi Mosque Alexandria with Eugenio Valzania 1929 45 Islamic Center Asyut 1930 Fouly Mosque Minya 1945 46 Abderrahim al Qenawi Mosque Qena 1949 Al Qaed Ibrahim Mosque ar Mahatet El Raml Alexandria 1948 51 Muhammad Kurayyim Mosque near Ras El Tin Palace Alexandria 1949 53Outside Egypt edit Islamic Center of Washington Washington DC 1949 57Influence editRossi influenced a younger generation of Egyptian architects such as Ali Thabit and Ali Khayrat who designed the Salah al Din Mosque in El Manial Cairo 1959 9 His Abu al Abbas al Mursi Mosque in Alexandria was a key source of inspiration for the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi designed by architect Yusef Abdelki and built between 1996 and 2007 10 11 Notes edit Ahmed Mohamed Sedky 1998 The Modern Mosque in Egypt The Mosques of Mario Rossi for the Awqaf Cairo American University in Cairo Press Khalid S M Al Hagla Marwa N Charkas December 2016 Searching for the Identity in the Mario Rossi s Architecture of Mosques in Alexandria ResearchGate Ahmed Sidky July September 1998 Mario Rossi s Work in the Awqaf PDF Medina Magazine 62 69 Akel Ismail Kahera January 2005 A Mosque Between Significance and Style PDF Isim Review 16 1 56 57 Cristina Pallini February 2005 The Revival of Islamic Architecture in Egypt some notes on the Italian Contribution 1898 1953 ResearchGate Samir Raafat 28 March 1997 Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Mario Rossi egy com Mariangela Turchiarulo October 2012 Costruire in stile L architettura italiana ad Alessandria L opera di Mario Rossi d Egitto Building in a style Italian architecture in Alexandria Egypt The work of Mario Rossi Rome Gangemi Editore Cynthia Myntti 1999 Paris along the Nile Architecture in Cairo from the Belle Epoque Cairo American University of Cairo Press p 46 Magdy M Moussa 1990 Mario Rossi and the Egyptian School of Architecture in Alexandria Environmental Design Journal of the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre Rome Carucci Editore 102 105 7 Facts You Must Know About Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque MSN News 12 March 2021 Vanessa Chiasson 15 November 2019 8 Of The Most Beautiful Places In Abu Dhabi Travel Awaits nbsp This article about an Italian architect or firm of architects is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mario Rossi architect amp oldid 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