Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque, also known as Youssef Saheb Al Tabaa Mosque, is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia, located in the Halfaouine area of the city. It is an official Historical Monument.[1] It is the last great mosque built in Tunis before the establishment of French protectorate in 1881.
| Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque | |
|---|---|
جامع صاحب الطابع | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
  Shown within Tunisia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°48′28″N 10°10′00″E / 36.80778°N 10.16667°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
Structure edit
It bears the name of the Grand Vizier Youssef Saheb Ettabaa and was opened in 1814. Its construction lasted six years, from 1808, led by Ben Sassi and a workforce consisting primarily of slaves captured by European pirates to Tunis and made available to the Minister by Hammouda Pacha. It is influenced by Italian architecture; columns with fluted shafts, capitals and especially a unique type of veneer marble polychrome.
The mosque dominates the imposing Halfaouine district with its many domes and colonnaded galleries Italian marble work. It is part of a monumental complex built at the same time including a bazaar, a hammam, two madrasas, a sabil or public fountain, a funduq and Ettabaâ Saheb's palace (now a public library) as well as his tomb. The combination of these schedules in place of worship is a unique example in the construction of religious buildings.[2]
The minaret is octagonal, but remained unfinished until 1970, when restoration work was finished.
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Entrance of the mosque -
Arches of the main hall -
One of the hall porticos -
Decoration of the mosque -
Prayer room -
One of the prayer room's spans -
The mosque's Mihrab -
Chandelier of the prayer room
References edit
- ^ "Lieux de culte Municipalité de Tunis" (in French). Government of Tunis. Archived from the original on August 11, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ Mohamed Masmoudi et Jamila Binous, Tunis. La ville et les monuments, éd. Cérès Productions, Tunis, 1980, p. 113
