Mosquée Missiri

  • Historic site and monument
  • Historic patrimony
  • Religious heritage
  • Mosque
  • listed
  • Town of Art & History
  • 20th C
112 Rue du Malbousquet, 83600 Fréjus
Like a mirage, the Missiri Mosque appears in the Fréjus landscape, glowing ochre against the celestial blue. An unusual and unique monument in France, it remains faithful to the architecture of West African mosques.
As early as 1928, the military were thinking of building a mosque for colonial troops, so that soldiers from the colonial empire would not feel too isolated outside their homeland. The project was initiated by Captain Abdel Kader Mademba, with the support of Colonel Lame, then commander in arms. The aim was to build a monument comparable to the Hông Hiên Tu pagoda, built by the Indochinese tirailleurs.

Completed in 1930, it stands not far from the Caïs camp. At the time, it was decorated with African huts and termite mounds reconstituted to "give the black rifleman the illusion, as faithful as possible, of the materialization of a setting similar to the one he left ; in the evenings, during interminable palaver sessions, the echoes of the tom-tom echoing against the walls of a familiar building, evoking visions likely to soften the feeling of isolation he sometimes suffers from, placing him, as it were, in a native atmosphere. " (Captain Abdel Kader Mademba).

It is the property of the Ministry of Defense. The Musée des troupes de marine in Fréjus is responsible for its safekeeping.

Services

Services

Parking

Rates

Rates

Free access.

Openings

Openings

All year 2025 - Open everyday

Location

Location

Mosquée Missiri
112 Rue du Malbousquet, 83600 Fréjus

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • Town outskirts
  • Close to a public transportation
  • Bus stop < 500 m
Updated on 28 February 2024 at 17:47
by Office de tourisme de Fréjus
(Offer identifier : 4705784)
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