Mansouri Great Mosque
The Mansouri Great Mosque (Arabic: المسجد المنصوري الكبير) is a mosque in Tripoli, Lebanon, also known simply as The Great Mosque of Tripoli. It was built in the Mamluk period, from 1294 to 1314.[1][2][3] This was the first building erected in Mamluk Tripoli. [4]
Ablution fountain in the mosque's courtyard
| Mansouri Great Mosque المسجد المنصوري الكبير | |
|---|---|
 Courtyard and minaret of the Mansouri Great Mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Tripoli, Lebanon |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Norman and Mamluk |
| Completed | 1314 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
References
- Dictionary of Islamic Architecture By Andrew Petersen, Routledge,2002. p.1294
- Saliba, R., Jeblawi, S., and Ajami, G., Tripoli the Old City: Monument Survey - Mosques and Madrasas; A Sourcebook of Maps and Architectural Drawings, American University of Beirut Publications, Beirut, Lebanon, 1995.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Great Mosque of Tripoli Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. Archnet Digital Library.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mansouri Great Mosque. |
- page for the Mosque at the Tripoli tourist site, based on NINA JIDEJIAN, Tripoli Through the Ages, Dar El-Mashreq Publishers, Beirut
- Take a 3D virtual tour inside the Mosque Done by Props Solutions 2019, a Matterport Service partner in Lebanon and the region.
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