The Great Mosque

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  • Address
    Rue Rachid Rida, Old Town
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  • around 10:00 - 11:00 /noon, 13:00 - 16:30 , 17:15 - 19:00 & 19:30 - 21:00 (closing for prayer)

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The Great Mosque is built on the ruins of a 12th-century Crusader cathedral, St Mary of the Tower. Parts of the cathedral were worked into the mosque's construction after it was destroyed by the Mamluks. Through the magnificent entrance is a large courtyard, surrounded by porticos on three sides and a domed, vaulted prayer hall on the fourth.

Construction of the Great Mosque began in 1294 and was completed 21 years later. The mosque's northern entrance and the minaret, a distinctive Lombard-style tower, are likely remnants of the original building.