Emir Assaf Mosque
| Emir Assaf Mosque | |
|---|---|
Arabic: جامع الأمير منصور عساف | |
 The mosque in 2016 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Weygand Street, Beirut central district |
| Country | Lebanon |
  Location of the mosque in Beirut | |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°53′51″N 35°30′21″E / 33.8975°N 35.5059°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Founder | Emir Mansur Assaf |
| Date established | 1597 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | Five |
| Minaret(s) | 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]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 Etoile Square.[2][3] Post-war restoration of the mid-1990s lead to the renovation of the original western façade of the mosque.
Architecture
[edit]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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References
[edit]- ^ "Amir Assaf Mosque". Come to Lebanon. 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Al-Wali, Sheikh Mohammad Taha (1973). Tarikh al-masajid wal jawami’ al-sharifa fi Bayrout (in Arabic). Beirut: Dar al-Kotob.
- ^ Hallaq, Hassan (1987). Bayrut al-mahrousa fil'ahd al-'uthmâni [Beirut during the Ottoman Period] (in Arabic). Beirut: Dar al-Jami'at.
- ^ Hallaq, Hassan (1987). Al-tarikh alijtima'i wa al-siyasi wa al-iqtisadi fi Bayrut, [Social, Political and Economic History of Beirut] (in Arabic). Beirut: Dar al-Jami'at.
External links
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- "Emir Assaf Mosque" (Historical photo). Old Beirut. 1960s. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
