The Great Mosque was spread over an area of 17 hectares; the building itself covered 38,000 square meters.
The outer walls and the imposing 52-meters minaret is all that remains of this once Great Mosque.
One could enter the mosque through one of the 16 gates.
It has been told that featured over each entrance were several small arched windows.
The mosque had 17 aisles, and its walls were paneled with mosaics of dark blue glass.
At the top of the tower rests a round vestibule, which is adorned with eight pointed-arched niches.
It is possible to walk all the way to the top along the spiraling path.
Sources:Wikipedia/Colorado State University/Atlas Tours/The Civilization of the Islamic WorldBy Bernard O’Kane
