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Description
Property Name: Taynal Mosque
Inventory No: 961-6-3
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-08-18
Country (State party): Lebanon
Province: Tripoli
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 34° 25′ 51.82″ N
35° 50′ 16.08″ E
Historic Period: 14th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 1336
Style: Mamluk
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Taynal mosque is one of the important buildings of Mamluk architecture of fourteenth century in Tripoli. It is consisted of two halls adjacent to each other, a mausoleum and a minaret. The first hall is argued to have belonged to an earlier structure; however, the second hall is totally a Mamluk creation.
Selection Criteria
ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
State of Preservation
By Governor Taynal al-Ashrafi in 1336 and represents the Mamluk era of architecture.
This mosque stands alone in the middle of a garden and it can be viewed from all sides. It is characterized by four domes of different size and shapes which reflect the unusual structure of the interior which has two consecutive prayer halls.
It is in good condition and open to visit and prayers.
References
Salam-Liebich, Hayat. The Architecture of the Mamluk City of Tripoli, The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1983.
Website of Archnet, http://archnet.org
The Tripoli Internet Database, http://tripoli-city.org