Emir Assaf Mosque
| Emir Assaf Mosque | |
|---|---|
Arabic: جامع الأمير منصور عساف | |
| File:Emir Assaf Mosque.jpg The mosque in 2016 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Weygand Street, Beirut central district |
| Country | Lebanon |
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| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Founder | Emir Mansur Assaf |
| Established | 1597 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | Five |
| Minaret | One |
| Materials | Stone |
The Emir Assaf Mosque (Arabic: جامع الأمير منصور عساف), also called the Babe al-Saraya Mosque (lit. Door of the Great Serial), is a mosque, located on Weygand Street, in the central district of Beirut, Lebanon.
History
[edit | edit source]The site chosen to build the mosque was on the site of the former Byzantine Church of the Holy Savior.[1]
This mosque was inaugurated by Emir Mansur Assaf in 1597, on the former Serail Square. The Old Serail and the bath complex were replaced by Souk Sursock in the 1880s, while the Bab al-Saraya gate was removed in 1915 to make way for the new Foch-Allenby commercial district. In 1934, the mosque’s ablution rooms were built on the west side, in alignment with the street leading to Nejmeh Square.[2][3] Post-war restoration of the mid-1990s lead to the renovation of the original western façade of the mosque.
Architecture
[edit | edit source]The square shape of the mosque, its five-cupola roof, the ablaq decoration of the entrance and the muqarnas detailing of the windows are characteristic of Lebanese style.[4]
See also
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External links
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- 16th-century mosques in Lebanon
- Monuments and memorials in Lebanon
- Mosque buildings with domes in Lebanon
- Mosque buildings with minarets in Lebanon
- Mosques completed in the 1590s
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1597
- Mosques in Beirut
- Tourist attractions in Beirut
- Former churches in Lebanon
- Mosques converted from churches in Lebanon