The Grand Husseini Mosque is the most important mosque in downtown Amman and one of the oldest in the city, its red-and-white stone facade and twin minarets rising above the surrounding souk streets near King Faisal Street. Built in 1924 on the orders of Emir Abdullah I of Transjordan, it was constructed partly with stones salvaged from earlier structures on the same site.
The mosque is open to non-Muslim visitors outside prayer times; shoes off at the entrance and modest dress is required. The interior is straightforward — a large carpeted prayer hall beneath a painted ceiling — but the setting is atmospheric, surrounded by the noise and smell of the downtown market. The mosque's forecourt is a social gathering point throughout the day.