Grand Husseini Mosque

Alternative Names
المسجد الحسيني
Al-Husseini Mosque
Date
1924; reconstructed 1940s, 1986, 2004
Work Type

It is one of the oldest mosques in Amman and was named after Sharif Hussein bin Ali, leader of the Arab Revolt.

References

  • View of mosque from As-Saadeh Street, facing South
  • View of mosque from As-Saadeh Street, facing South
  • View of mosque from As-Saadeh Street, facing South
  • Northern façade seen from K. Talal St.
  • Northern façade seen from K. Talal St.
  • Northern façade seen from K. Talal St.
  • Plaza in front of mosque and east minaret
  • Plaza in front of mosque and east minaret
  • Plaza in front of mosque and West minaret
  • Plaza and northern façade seen from northeast
  • Northern façade, entrance to courtyard
  • Plaza and Northern façade seen from northeast
  • Northern façade, central portal, seen from northeast
  • Northern façade, central portal, detail of east column
  • Northern façade, detail of column capital
  • Northern façade, detail of commemorative plaque
  • Northern façade, detail of cornice
  • Northern façade, detail of keystone in central portal
  • Northern façade, detail of keystone in central portal
  • Northern façade, detail of tympanum in central portal
  • Northern façade, detail
  • Northern façade, detail
  • East minaret, detail
  • West minaret, detail
  • Northern façade, detail of cornice