Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
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The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque (Template:Langx), also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
In the 19th century, a zawiya was built on this site. Decades of preparation to obtain sufficient land adjacent to the old Zawiya led finally to the building of the new mosque. The mosque was inaugurated in 2008, and is located adjacent to the Maronite Cathedral of Saint George.
History
In the 19th century, a zawiya, named after Sheikh Abu Nasr al-Yafi, was built on this site. Souk Abu Nasr was located in the same area and was operational with the zawiya until 1975.[1][2]
On August 4, 2020, the mosque was badly damaged by the Beirut explosions. Its chandeliers and windows were shattered, leaving broken glass on the floor.[3]
Construction and design
Soon after the Lebanon Civil War, following a donation by the late Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, the foundation for the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque was laid in November 2002. Hariri was assassinated on February 14, 2005, and his body is buried next to the mosque, within the Martyrs' Square of Beirut. The mosque was used for Hariri's funeral ceremony.[4]
During the construction of the mosque, archaeologists uncovered a section of the east–west main Roman street (Decumanus Maximus), with paving and columns.[5] After the first stone was laid out for the mosque, the first concrete was poured in 2003. By 2005, the architecture of the mosque had begun to be built and the mosque was inaugurated in 2008.[6]
Designed by Azmi Fakhoury in a style similar to the architecture of Ottoman Turk, the mosque can accommodate up to 6,400 worshippers.[7] The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque contains five domes, all of which are made from light blue tiles. The interior details have patterned ceilings and a dome circle. The ornament that seems to be a chandelier dangles in front of the mihrab.
Gallery
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The ceiling interior
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The interior of the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, showing the inside of the domes.
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The construction of the Mohammad Al-Amin mosque, in 2004.
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Aerial view showing the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque. The St. George Maronite Cathedral and Beirut skyline are in the background.
See also
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External links
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- 2002 establishments in Lebanon
- 2020 Beirut explosion
- 21st-century attacks on mosques
- 21st-century mosques in Lebanon
- Mosque buildings with domes in Lebanon
- Mosque buildings with minarets in Lebanon
- Mosques completed in 2008
- Mosques in Beirut
- Sunni mosques in Lebanon