Mosque (langon)
The so-called mosque - also known as Tour Mauresque - in Langon , a town in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , was built in 1904 as a folly in a horse racing track. The mosque is in the Parc des Vergers , which was created on the site of the former horse racing track .
The starting signal for the horse races is said to have been given from the minaret of the mosque, which was never used as a house of prayer.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, 2 volumes, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 840.
Web links
Commons : Mosque (Langon) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Description (French)
- Description on the website of the city of Langon (pdf)
Coordinates: 44 ° 33 ′ 19.9 " N , 0 ° 14 ′ 26.1" W.