Mausoleum of Saad Zaghloul

The Egyptian coalition government favored an Arabo-Islamic style, and the construction of a mosque was also considered, although this idea was rejected with the rationale that Zaghloul was a national leader rather than a religious figure.

Fahmy ultimately constructed a mausoleum that adhered to a neo-Pharaonic motif, a decision that opponents of the project attributed to Makram Ebeid and other Copts.

However, in his academic article, The Politics of the Funereal: The Tomb of Saad Zaghloul, Ralph M. Coury posited that the design was instead finalized by the Department of Works.

The mausoleum itself was completed by 1931, although Ismail Sidky delayed the transfer of Zaghloul's body for the remainder of his tenure.

[2] Built partly of granite, the mausoleum's design features an outward-curving cornice and entrance flanked by two great lotus pillars with a pylon gate leading to the interior space, which also houses an unmarked sarcophagus.