Tour of Tunisia Medina-----zitoun Grand Mosque _ seaside Golden Beach

Zitoun Grand Mosque is located in the Centre of Medina, also called "mosque of the olive tree". Tunisia is the biggest, oldest and most famous mosque, was built some 698 year, thereafter a.d. by several Dynasties expansion, decoration. More grand, Grand Mosque. Multiple-column Hall was 856 years Alagh than Almohads restored Grand Mosque is built, a total of 184 large stone pillar, all from the capital of the ruins of Carthage Empire. Carved stone pillar, stigma, shape, color harmony, the Hall of the very zenith on hanging hundreds more Prism glass chandelier, across the Hall is especially brilliant, brilliant. Prayer hall door, has a dome-shaped vault, is the 11th century typical stores de art. Prayer Hall East built libraries, book, well-stocked, zitoun University students borrow books. The yard surrounding Colonnade surround, grave, and elegant, is Turkey othmane empire built in 1653,. Mosque minaret from the tall, high 44 meters, is 1834 Hussein dynasty built. At first, the great mosque was political and religious center, also for trade negotiations and for goods transactions, today these secular functionality already wearing off. It as a legal education and religious thought Center popularity attracts Tunisia and many of the Maghreb and the African University students to learn. Free Islamic institutions belong to the mosque to provide accommodation for students. Today the modern Islamic universities has been replaced by zitoun University. Zitoun Grand Mosque was not only a place of worship for Muslims, and become important celebrations in Islam. Each year, Ramadan, the President has to visit the mosque, the grand ceremony, attended by Muslim religious to pray. Zitoun Grand Mosque Muslim spiritual life House, Tunisia scientific and cultural treasures.