Architecture sights in Tripoli (Trablous)
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Madrassa al-Qartawiyya
Attached to the east side of the Great Mosque is Madrassa al-Qartawiyya, which was built by a Mamluk governor of the same name in the early 1300s, over the baptistery of the old cathedral. Famed for its fine workmanship, the madrassa has an elegant façade of black-and-white stone facings, topped by a honeycomb-patterned half-dome above the portal. The back wall is also made with black-and-white stone and has some beautiful Arabic inscriptions.
Inside, the prayer hall is topped by Tripoli's only oval dome and has a finely decorated south-facing wall and minbar (pulpit).
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madrassas of Al-Machhad and Al-Shamsiyat
From the top of the citadel, walk down the set of steps directly in front of you. When you reach the street to the street, turn left then first right and walk along Rue Rachid Rida. Take the first right and soon you'll see the 14th-century madrassas of Al-Machhad and Al-Shamsiyat , adjacent to the entrance of the Great Mosque. Opposite the entrance are two more 14th-century madrassas, Al-Khairiah Hassan and Al-Nouriyat.
The latter is still in use and has distinctive black-and-white stonework around its doors and windows, and a beautiful inlaid mihrab.
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Great Mosque
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.
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