Sidi Mahrez Mosque
| Sidi Mahrez Mosque | |
|---|---|
جامع سيدي محرز | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
  Shown within Tunisia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°48′15″N 10°10′06″E / 36.80417°N 10.16833°ECoordinates: 36°48′15″N 10°10′06″E / 36.80417°N 10.16833°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
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 in 1692 in honor of the patron-saint of Tunis Sidi Mahrez. It also contains the tomb of Sidi Mahrez in a corner of the mosque.
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.[1] 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.[1]
The interior of the mosque was renovated in the 1960s.[1]
External view of the mosque
Entrance of the mosque
Decoration of the dome
decoration of the mosque
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "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[]
Media related to Sidi Mahrez Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
- Mosques in the medina of Tunis
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1692
- 1692 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman architecture in Tunisia
- 17th-century mosques
- African mosque stubs
- Tunisian building and structure stubs