Tlemsen Cathedral Mosque

The Tlemsen Cathedral Mosque was built in 1082. This is a beautiful ancient building, a monument to the era of the ancient Algerian emirs.

The Great Mosque of Tlemcen is one of the few surviving examples of architecture of the Almoravid dynasty. In 1136, its building was expanded and enlarged, and later – in the 13th century – another section with a minaret and an openwork dome was added.

The mosque is an irregular pentagon. Attention is drawn to many decorative arches, carved plant ornament, elegance and scale of the structure.

In ancient times, an Islamic court and an Islamic university were located next to the Tlemsen Cathedral Mosque.