The center of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, are symbols of coexistence of the Islamic and Christian religions, as the minarets of the Mosque of Muhammad al-Amin and the crosses of the Maronite Cathedral of Saint George, which were affected by the huge explosion that destroyed Beirut’s port, turned neighborhoods of the Lebanese capital into rubble.

Turkey has expressed its desire to reconstruct and restore the two historic buildings, which are located in Martyrs Square in central Beirut.

The explosion at the Beirut port destroyed thousands of buildings around it, and caused damage to the Mosque of Muhammad al-Amin and the Cathedral of Saint George, about two kilometers from the scene of the accident.

The ambassador of Ankara in Beirut, Hakan, inspected the mosque and the cathedral with the Turkish Red Crescent team, as part of directing the necessary aid to Lebanon.

Chakle said - during his visit to the Mosque of Muhammad al-Amin and the Cathedral of Saint George - that his country is offering the Muslim and Christian religious authorities in Lebanon their full readiness to rebuild both the mosque and the church.

Al-Amin Mosque dates back to 1853, when it was a Sufi corner, before it was rebuilt in its current form in 2002. The mosque receives visitors to Beirut, and is distinguished by its yellow stone facade, its high minarets, and its domes with blue decorations.

The mosque was among the reconstruction plans aimed at giving the city a great religious and tourist symbolism during the late Rafik Hariri's tenure as prime minister of Lebanon.

Al-Amin Mosque was built in 1853 (Anatolia)

But after laying the foundation stone, Hariri was assassinated in 2005, and his body was buried in a tomb next to the mosque, which was opened for worship three years after his death.

As for the Maronite Cathedral of Saint George, Bishop Youssef Al-Debs started building it in 1884 and ended in 1894. The cathedral is located next to the Muhammad Al-Amin Mosque in the center of Beirut, and it is a great symbol of the Maronite Christians of the Catholic community in Lebanon.

After visiting the Mosque of Muhammad al-Amin, Ambassador Chakle went to the Church of Saint Gerges, which, as a result of the Beirut explosion, had broken windows.

He pointed out that the Turkish head of religious affairs, Ali Erbas, will inform his Lebanese counterpart, Abd al-Latif Derian, the Mufti of the country, and the Maronite Patriarch, Mar Beshara Boutros al-Rahi, of this desire during his visit to each of them, after he sent an official written letter to them.

Bishop Yusef Al-Debs began building the cathedral in 1884 and ended in 1894 (Anatolia)

The Lebanese capital spent a bloody night on the fourth of this month, as a result of a huge explosion in the port of Beirut, which left 177 people dead, more than 6 thousand wounded, and dozens missing, in an infinite toll, in addition to massive damage to the infrastructure.

UNESCO said that 640 heritage buildings were damaged in the explosion, and 60 of them are at risk of collapse.

The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces in Lebanon announced that 3,972 buildings and 4,214 cars were damaged as a result of the port explosion, in an unlimited outcome.