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Mosque in Tunis, Tunisia
Sidi Mahrez Mosque
جامع سيدي محرز
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Sidi Mahrez Mosque is located in TunisiaSidi Mahrez MosqueShown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36°48′15″N 10°10′06″E / 36.80417°N 10.16833°E / 36.80417; 10.16833
Architecture
TypeMosque

Sidi Mahrez Mosque, also known as Mohamed Bey El Mouradi Mosque, is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is an official historical monument.

Localization

This mosque is located in Medina area of the city.

History

It was built by Mohamed Bey El Mouradi, son of Mourad Bey II in 1692 in honor of the patron-saint of Tunis Sidi Mahrez.

Structure

It is strongly influenced by Ottoman architecture, showing similarities to the Sultan Ahmed II Mosque of Istanbul with a central dome with cupolas occupying the four corners of the square of the prayer hall. Polychrome tiles were imported from Iznik (Turkey) to cover a large part of the wall in the direction of Mecca and the grand pillars that support the central dome.

The interior of the mosque was renovated in the 1960s.

  • External view of the mosque External view of the mosque
  • Entrance of the mosque Entrance of the mosque
  • Decoration of the dome Decoration of the dome
  • decoration of the mosque decoration of the mosque

References

  1. ^ "Lieux de culte Municipalité de Tunis" (in French). Government of Tunis. Archived from the original on August 11, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2010.

External links

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