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Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque is a Sunni mosque located in Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut , Lebanon .1It was built between 2002 and 2007 by the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , who was buried beside it. It was inaugurated by his son Saad Hariri on October 17, 2008. According to the architect, Azmi Fakhuri, the blue-domed mosque has an Ottoman inspiration, copying the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul .2
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It was built between 2002 and 2007 by the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , who was buried beside it. It was inaugurated by his son Saad Hariri on October 17, 2008. According to the architect, Azmi Fakhuri, the blue-domed mosque has an Ottoman inspiration, copying the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul . The decorative painting and ornamentation (gilding, calligraphy, patina, stone and wood imitations) were done by artist Harout Bastajian, owner and founder of The Art of Mosques, in 2005.
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The interior of the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, showing the inside of the domes.The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque ( ), also referred to as the Blue Mosque , is a Sunni Muslim mosque located in downtown Beirut , Lebanon .In the 19th century, a Zawiya (prayer corner) 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 .It was inaugurated in 2008.
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Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque ( ), also referred to as the Blue Mosque , is a Sunni Muslim mosque located in downtown Beirut , Lebanon . In the 19th century, a zawiya (prayer corner) 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 . It was inaugurated in 2008.
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Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon Not to be confused with Mohammed Al Ameen Mosque (Oman) .The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque ( Arabic : جامع محمد الأمين ), also referred to as the Blue Mosque , is a Sunni Islam mosque , 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 .
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sunni muslim mosque located in downtown beirut
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sunni mosque
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Significance of the zawiya with the Ottoman Empire
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