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Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque, also known as Youssef Saheb Al Tabaa Mosque, is a
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.Mohamed Masmoudi et Jamila Binous, ''Tunis. La ville et les monuments'', éd. Cérès Productions, Tunis, 1980, p. 113
The minaret is octagonal, but remained unfinished until 1970, when restoration work was finished.
Entrée Mosquée Saheb Tabâa.JPG, Entrance of the mosque
Les arcades de la Mosquée Saheb Tabâa.JPG, Arches of the main hall
Les arabesques Mosquée Saheb Tabâa.JPG, One of the hall porticos
Les arabesques Mosquée Saheb Tabâa 2.JPG, Decoration of the mosque
La salle de priére Mosquée Saheb Tabâa 4.JPG, Prayer room
Nader ghanja sahéb tabaa 12.jpg, One of the prayer room's spans
Nader ghanja sahéb tabaa 3.jpg, The mosque's Mihrab
Nader ghanja sahéb tabaa 4.jpg, Chandelier of the prayer room
Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque, also known as Youssef Saheb Al Tabaa Mosque, is a mosque
A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard.
Originally, mosques were si ...
in Tunis
Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...
, Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
, located in the Halfaouine area of the city. It is an official Historical Monument. It is the last great mosque built in Tunis before the establishment of French protectorate in 1881.
Structure
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.Mohamed Masmoudi et Jamila Binous, ''Tunis. La ville et les monuments'', éd. Cérès Productions, Tunis, 1980, p. 113
The minaret is octagonal, but remained unfinished until 1970, when restoration work was finished.
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