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Al Bey Mosque
Mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Al Bey Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الباي) is a mosque located in the medina of Kairouan, Tunisia.[1] Built around 1094 AH (1683),[2] it was constructed by Muradid bey Mohamed Bey for the Hanafi community of Kairouan during a conflict with his brother Ali Bey.[3][4]
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Architecture
The mosque, built over the souks, has an irregular plan and consists of a main prayer hall, three courtyards, a minaret, and an additional prayer hall for women.[2] Access to the building is through three staircases, the most significant of which is located on Balhouen Street, opposite the Al Malek Mosque,[1] leading to one of the courtyards.
The main prayer hall, with a square plan, occupies the southern part of the building and measures approximately 20 x 20 meters.[2] Its wooden ceiling[2] rests on thirty ancient columns.[1] At the intersection of the main nave and the bay along the qibla wall, in front of the mihrab, there is a dome in the shape of a pyramid. The mihrab is decorated with carved stucco and set within a marble frame.[2]
In the southwest corner of the northern courtyard stands a square-based minaret, consisting of a tower decorated with blind niches and crowned by a lantern.[2] The western gallery of the same courtyard houses a rectangular prayer hall reserved exclusively for women.[2]
Arches and minaret.
View of some columns.
Wooden beam ceiling with an inscription indicating the date of its construction.
Plaque of the monument.
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