Overview
The garden of the Grande Mosquée de Paris is one of the most unexpected and transporting spaces in the city — a fragment of Andalusia hidden in the heart of the Latin Quarter. Built between 1922 and 1926 in the Hispano-Moorish style to honour the Muslim soldiers who fought for France in the First World War, the mosque complex includes a prayer hall, a hammam, a restaurant, and a celebrated salon de thé. The garden itself is an enclosed courtyard space inspired by the great Moorish gardens of southern Spain and Morocco: zellige mosaic tilework on the walls, horseshoe arches, a central fountain, and plantings of orange trees, jasmine, and Mediterranean flowers. On summer afternoons the salon de thé terrace — where Parisians sip mint tea and eat pastries — is one of the most pleasant spots in the 5th arrondissement.
🕐 Opening Hours
The mosque garden requires a small entrance fee (€3). The tea room has separate hours.
Free admission unless noted above
🚇 How to Get There
💡 Enter from Rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire (alongside the Jardin des Plantes). Have mint tea and pastries in the salon de thé — it's essential.
Get Directions →What to See
- 1Moorish courtyard garden — zellige tiles, horseshoe arches, orange trees, jasmine, and a central fountain
- 2Salon de thé — one of the most atmospheric cafés in Paris, serving mint tea, baklava, and North African pastries
- 3Prayer hall — an ornate interior open to non-Muslim visitors at certain hours
- 4Hammam — a traditional Moorish bathhouse open to the public (separate admission and booking required)
- 5Moorish restaurant — a full restaurant serving North African cuisine in a beautiful tiled dining room
Photos
The Moorish courtyard garden of the Grande Mosquée de Paris with its fountain and zellige tilework
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