Taynal Mosque
Taynal Mosque | |
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Jami' Taynal | |
Taynal Mosque | |
Basic information | |
Location | Tripoli, Lebanon |
Affiliation | Islam |
Architectural description | |
Architectural style | Mamluk |
Completed | 1336 |
After Mansouri Great Mosque, the Mosque of Taynal is considered the most important monument in Tripoli. Standing in the middle of an orchard and visible from all sides; it's an oblong structure of sandstone. Its peculiarities reflecting the remnants of a Crusader church built by the Carmelite Fathers at the time of the Crusades, while the Crusaders themselves had built the church on a Roman temple dedicated to Zeus, locally called Baal. Several medieval travelers, including the 14th-century traveler Ibn Batutah, have written eloquently about it.
Gallery
- View of mosque entrance
- North facing interior view
- Interior view
- Minbar of the mosque
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