The Grand Mosque dominates the Bozola neighbourhood at the edge of the old city, its twin minarets visible across a wide stretch of central Bamako. The current building, completed in 1994 with funding from Saudi Arabia, replaced a much older prayer house on the same site and represents one of the larger mosques in West Africa.
Non-Muslim visitors may enter the courtyard outside prayer times — ask politely at the entrance. The interior is generally not open to non-Muslims, but the exterior architecture and the busy street life around it are worth the detour if you're already in the area. Friday midday prayers draw a congregation that spills well out onto the surrounding streets.