The historical complex consists of a mosque, the tomb of Sidi el Haloui built next to it, and an
ablutions facility across the road. The complex also formerly included a
madrasa and a
zawiya, that has not survived. The mausoleum is a modest structure. The ablutions hall is covered by a central dome and contained
latrines. Similar in design to the
Sidi Boumediene Mosque that was built by Abu Inan's father
Abu al-Hasan in Tlemcen over a decade earlier, the Sidi El Haloui Mosque consists of a square
sahn with a central fountain and surrounded by an
arcaded riwaq, while on the south side of this is the prayer hall, a hypostyle hall divided by rows of pointed
horseshoe arches into five naves or aisles. Unlike the Sidi Boumediene Mosque, the arches are not supported by pillars but by onyx columns. The columns were most likely taken from the former Palace of Victory at
al-Mansourah, which was built by Abu al-Hasan. Some of these columns are also found in the mausoleum of Sidi Boumediene, probably added by Abu Inan there around the same time. In the middle of the southeast wall is the
mihrab, a hexagonal niche covered by a small
muqarnas cupola. The mosque's
minaret, approximately high, stands at the northwest corner and its façades are decorated by interlacing
sebka motifs. The rest of the mosque's original decoration, around the arches of the prayer hall and the outer entrance portal, has not been preserved. == See also ==