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In Richard Conniff's urbane account of travelers' putdowns of some of the great and not so great cities of the world [XIV,3], he quotes a splendid passage from Dr. Samuel Johnson's poem on London, which culminates with the words, “Here falling houses thunder on your head, / And here a female atheist talks you dead.”
Al-Azhar Mosque (meaning “The Splendid”) was finished in 972 though it has been expanded many times over the centuries, and its remarkable inner sanctuary now covers 10,360 sq m (4,000 sq ft).
Across the main square, the town hall, in spite of having been modernized, retains a pair of splendid 15th- to 16th-century Manueline windows.
The splendid façade was restored in 1976, the interior remodeled in 1987.
If the horizon is not blurred by mist, there’s a splendid 360-degree view for mile upon mile; you can also eat here.