Mohammed al-Amin mosque

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Mohammed al-Amin mosque

The Mohammed al-Amin Mosque ( Arabic جامع محمد الأمين, DMG Ǧāmiʿ Muḥammad al-Amīn ) is a Sunni mosque in Beirut and Friday mosque in the Lebanese capital.

history

The construction of the mosque was commissioned by the then Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , who also laid its foundation stone in 2003. Hariri did not live to see its completion in 2007 and was buried in the immediate vicinity. On October 17, 2008, the Mohammed al-Amin Mosque was inaugurated by Saad Hariri , one of his sons. Ministers from Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , Qatar , Oman , Kuwait , Djibouti and the Palestinian Territories were also present at the ceremony .

Since 2008 it has been the main mosque of Beirut, succeeding the al-ʿUmarī Mosque .

Location and architecture

Inside the mosque

The Mohammed al-Amin mosque in Beirut was built on Martyrs Square in downtown Beirut, right next to the Maronite St. George's Cathedral and about 80 meters diagonally across from the Greek Orthodox St. George's Cathedral .

The building made of limonite-colored stone shows stylistic elements of the architecture of both the Ottomans and the Egyptian Mamluks and is reminiscent of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul . Following the architect Azmi Fakhuri, however, it imitates the local Sultan Ahmed Mosque .

The mosque has a total floor space of more than 10,000 m² spread over several floors. Its blue dome is 42 meters high and the 4 minarets are 72 meters high.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Joseph Matar: Mosque Mohammad el-Ameen (Al Amin) . On discoverlebanon.com
  2. Mohammad al-Amin Masjid, Beirut . On October 18, 2008 on almanar .com

Coordinates: 33 ° 53 ′ 41 ″  N , 35 ° 30 ′ 22 ″  E