Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
| Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque | |
|---|---|
Arabic: جامع محمد الأمين | |
The mosque during the 2019 Lebanese revolution | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Beirut |
| Country | Lebanon |
Location of the mosque in Beirut | |
| Coordinates | 33°53′41.89″N 35°30′22.93″E / 33.8949694°N 35.5063694°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Azmi Fakhoury |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Groundbreaking | 2002 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 6,400 worshippers |
| Height (max) | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Dome | Five |
| Dome height (outer) | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Minaret | Four |
| Minaret height | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Spire height | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Temple | 1 |
| Materials | Stones, tiles |
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque (Arabic: جامع محمد الأمين), also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni mosque, 72 m high, minarets´ roof of 65 m high and main dome spire of 48 m high and its roof 42 m, is located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
In the 19th century, a zawiya was built on this site. Decades of preparation to obtain sufficient land adjacent to the old Zawiya led finally to the building of the new mosque. The mosque was inaugurated in 2008, and is located adjacent to the Maronite Cathedral of Saint George.