A new red-tile roof will cost $300,000 and $100,000 is needed to remedy the buckling of marble paneling in the sanctuary.
The walls feature marble paneling, and the ceilings are covered with paneled steel.
The portal recesses have marble paneling in dots of black and white.
"I'll attempt to remove its marble paneling and check out what lies underneath."
At the far end of the room rose the imposing bulk of a tomb covered in white marble paneling, probably encasing the emperor's remains.
The main entrance on the west side of the building opened to a first-floor lobby that had marble paneling in a wainscot fashion.
Some marble paneling from the 40's was retained, as were various other period details.
When Ottomans took over Cairo they ransacked the mosque and stripped it of much of its marble paneling.
They followed down a hallway paved in polished marble with matching marble paneling.
The minbar is adorned with marble paneling, floral motifs and Qur'anic inscriptions.