The Grand Mosque of Ouagadougou is one of the central landmarks of the Burkinabe capital, close to the markets and the city's busy everyday movement. Its form is more restrained than the cathedral or the big modern monuments, but it adds an important religious note to the centre.
Visitors should treat it primarily as an exterior sight unless invited otherwise. It is most rewarding as part of a walk through central Ouaga, where markets, mosques, churches, cinemas, and maquis all sit close together rather than in separate tourist zones.