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Architecture
The Mohammad Al-Amin mosque is the biggest mosque in Lebanon. In the initial steps of building this mosque, Hariri endured many obstacles such as rights of property and funding the actual building. In preparation for the mosque, panels were placed which signified that a mosque was going to be built. Soon after the Lebanon Civil War, very little was left.

In commencement of the mosque, Rariri commissioned Oger Liban. After the first stone was laid out for the mosque, the first concrete was poured in 2003. By 2005, the architecture of the mosque began to be built. The mosque's surface area is approximately 4000 square meters. The main stone used for the mosque was the Yellow Riyadh Stone. While he had other architects and artists to make this mosque, Rafic Hariri was very involved in the making of the building's exterior decor.

This mosque has multiple characteristics of a mosque. The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque contains multiple domes. All of the domes of the mosque are made from light blue tiles. It contains four minarets, all of which are placed on the corners of each of the domes. The mosque also has multiple arches, which are extremely large.

History
This is a Sunni Muslim mosque, consisting of mainly Sunni Muslim worshipers and followers. It was made as an area of Sunni Muslim families to come and pray.

The prime minister was assassinated on February 14th, 2005 and his body is buried next to the mosque in downtown Beirut. The mosque was used for the ceremony of the funeral of Hariri. The prime minister would be buried near the mosque, within the Martyr square of Beirut.

This mosque has been utilized as a symbolic piece of architecture in Lebanon, as it has been the main area of many important political and economical affairs in the country.