Things to see and do Tripoli

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It is located outside the old town, across the road to the arc of Marc Aurèle, at the south-west end of the port (wait until there are no more cars to cross!). Two years ago, the stands of this very frequented market were sheltered under the roof roof. He has since made a new skin, under rutilantes white tents. It opens as early as 4 a. m. and offers the finest seafood products, and not expensive (1 DL per kilo of sardines).

His name means mosque "from man to the elderly eye", from the nickname of Mohammed Pasha who had had the white eyebrows very early. He was built in 1687. His tomb lies behind the mosque wall at the level of the mihrab. The beautiful entrance door to the courtyard is carved out of patterns of escutcheons. The roof of this typically Libyan mosque has 16 domes. The decoration of its walls is a good example of the type of motifs used in the old city of Tripoli: stars, croissants, escutcheons and stylized cypress trees. The prayer room is open to hours of worship (to enter, waiting for the end of prayer).

The place of Algeria dates from the fascist urban development policy of the 1930 s. Then named place of the Cathedral, it was the subject of two competitions in 1930 and 1931 without the juries coming to decide between the proponents of imperial Roman architecture, inspired by ancient Rome, and those of pure rationalist architecture, the refined lines and volumes. Finally, architect Di Fausto, who proposed an average path between these two visions, is being given the project. He is the author of the large postal building (east of the square), bordering the building of the municipality of Tripoli. It was the building of the new Italian municipality. With its imposing volume and its simple lines, it represents a good example of the fascist architecture of the 1930 s, as well as the big arches of the gallery to the north of the square, where a very pleasant coffee set. On the right of the square, the ancient Italian cathedral built in 1928 was transformed into mosque (mosque Abdel Nasser) on 29 November 1970. In its present, very successful aspect, all in white, pale ochre and clear green, with its high minaret (the ancient cloché of the cathedral), it is very difficult now to guess the old cathedral in the new structure.

Facing the port on the edge of the old town, the Central Bank occupies a magnificent building, surrounding Tripoli Castle. This was the origin of the former Italian Savings Fund, which was intended to be the main financial instrument for Italian agricultural and real estate plans in Libya. Its construction began in the 1920 s and ended the next decade after the initial architectural ambitions had been revised downwards due to the lack of sufficient resources by Italian Governor Italian Balbo. Thus, the huge dome that had to govern the building was never realized, and only two beautiful oriental-style green domes dominate on each side of the building, still richly furnished in marble inside (which is obviously not visiting) and majestic, with its large columns of pillars at the entrance.

This square tower of 10 m high (with bluish glass since its last restoration) was built under the government of pacha Ali Ridha between 1866 and 1870, when the Réformateur Ottoman governor set up a programme of administrative modernization measures in the city. The construction of the Clock Tower was symbolically meant to mean that Tripoli was coming to the time of reform, égrainant on its dial the rational time of Turkish modernity, distinct from Muslim time chanted by the five calls for prayer. A municipal employee position was especially created to deal with the proper functioning of the clock.

Unlike the other towers in the old town, this tower was not a defensive function. It was first renovated between 1990 and 1991 and a second time in the 2005 program of backup, restoration and management of the Old Town.

Rue des Dinandiers. This tiny street to the northeast of the Clock Square is the place where, at the rhythm of hammers hitting copper, generations of artisans follow by passing on the art of making strong, crafting dishes and summits of mosques. Shops offer sales that are worth looking at: teapots, jewelry, crockery… There are many European silverware, some of which date from the era of royalty.

The Kharrouba mosque, which was said to be five centuries old, was named for a large caroubier who grew in his yard. In line with the Libyan mosques, she has a roof with nine domes. It mixes the Inspirations and Ottoman inspirations (the minaret), like all the mosques of the old town built or renovated in Ottoman times.

Dating from 1833-1834, it is probably, with the mosque Ahmed Pasha Qaramanli, the most beautiful of Tripoli, as wanted by her founder. Youssef Gourgi was a rich Tripolitain from a family of Georgia who joined the family of Qaramanli. He is buried, as well as members of his family, behind the wall of mihrab. The mosque has an entrance decorated with geometric drawings and plant motifs in front of the arch mark Aurèle, and another (arch portal of marble and ceramics) in the rue Zenget ed-Diega. Sometimes you have to hit hard at the door to get you open. The prayer room also has two entrances, in the form of an arc with marble frames decorated with floral motifs. The facades are adorned with polychrome tiled tiles over which friezes are lined with geometric and épigraphiques motifs.

The 18 m ² prayer room is smaller than that of the Ahmed Pasha Qaramanli mosque, but it is even more decorated. In green, red and yellow tones, it is entirely covered with ceramic tiles and stucco tiles, with many floral motifs. His minaret is also more worked than that of the mosque Ahmed Pasha Qaramanli.

An-Nasr Forest

Young couples and families, on Friday, enjoy walking in this great park with playground spaces for children and sandwiches. The visit, in green, is pleasant.

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Built in 1604-1605 by Iskander pasha (which rebuilt at the same time the minaret of the Sidi Darghout mosque), it ceased to function until today and was magnificently renovated in 2005. The door is pink stone carved with escutcheons and the entrance is decorated with ceramics. The cloakroom occupies the large vaulted hall lit by des. The steam bath, with its marble plan, also features a large dome roof.