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two on each side; and there is a half cupola that forms 
a chapel in the end wall, in which is situated the meh- 
reb or niche for the imaum. The second peculiarity is, 
that the tribune of the Sultan is not upon the right of 
the mehreb, as in the other mosques, but upon the 
left, on the same side with the monbar. The walls are 
incrusted with the rarest marbles; the pavement is 
covered with the richest carpets; there is a great num- 
ber of bars forming concentric circles suspended ho- 
rizontally from the roof, at the height of seven or 
eight feet, which support an infinity of small lamps, 
girandoles in crystal, in silver, ostrich eggs, cocoa-nut 
shells, and other ornaments; the whole garnished with 
gold and silver, and enamelled with the richest co- 
lours, which form an admirable spectacle. 
At the part opposite to the court is a saloon orna- 
mented with superb carpets and sofas, the walls of 
which are covered with some hundreds of little tab- 
lets, well written and variously decorated. There is a 
niche in one of the walls of the saloon, in which is 
preserved a piece of striped brown and white marble, 
bearing the print of the Prophet's foot; this is the best 
marked, at least of all the monuments of this kind, 
that I saw during my travels. The saloon forms an 
anti-chamber to the chapel, in which is the tomb of 
the Saint. 
This chapel, lighted by fine windows, forms a small 
temple, surmounted with a pretty cupola; the walls 
are covered with tablets, like those of the anticham- 
ber. The tomb of the saint, placed in the middle, is 
covered with a rich cloth, and surrounded with a sil- 
ver ballustrade. At the head of the tomb is a flag 
folded up in a case, which is the distinctive sign of 
the disciple of the Prophet; on the opposite side, is a 
