Mausoleum of the Aga Khan Pink is Austere
At first sight, the Mausoleum of the Agha Khan in Aswan
may appear to you as an austere and isolated building, on the west bank of the Nile River. Inspired by the architecture of the Cairo
Fatimids, the structure is recognizable by its elegance and by its special use of pink granite. It was built at the request of the begum, wife of the Aga Khan III who died in 1957.The begum – who died in 2000 – lived in the white villa below but closed the mausoleum to the public in 1997 to allow the deceased to rest in peace away from the bustle of the living. Nevertheless, the spot is more than worth a visit, be it for the serenity of the place or the amazing panoramas of the Nile and the villa below.
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