Gruzia Mosque, one of Ottoman's works in Tripoli, Libya's capital, had a challenging time for two centuries with unique brick decorations.
The Gruzia Mosque, located in the center of the ancient city, where Tripoli province in Ottoman, was built in the first quarter of the 19th century by Geora Mustafa Bey, who settled in Tripoli in the race of Karamanlı Yusuf Pasha. “A architectural masterpiece”
Abdulmuttib Abu Salim, a researcher of cultural history and former Libya Cultural Ministry, explained the history of the Gruzia Mosque and its importance of cultural heritage in Libya.
Abu Salim said, “This beautiful mosque is a architectural masterpiece.
Architectural characteristics of the Gruzia Mosque
“Gruzia Mustafa Bey has built this mosque for 15 years from 1820 to 1834,” Abu Salim, 16 meters 16 meters, 16 meters, a square structure and the upper floor was “U” in the form, he said. Abu Salim said there were 9 marble columns in the mosques, there was a structure of a total of 25 columns with columns holding outside walls and some of these columns could be carried from other cities. The Gruzia Mosque also traces from architectural and Italian tradition.
“Mosque is 16 dome.
