The present silver-domed building largely dates from 1034, but the original mosque was built in 715.

The original mosque included a prayer space, social hall, and kitchen.

The original mosque was destroyed by an earthquake in 1766; the present building dates from 1800.

The fountain in the courtyard is not a part of the original mosque.

Several of these columns belonged to the original mosque.

Some remains of the original mosque can still be seen.

The original mosque was an open-air building, with no gender separation.

The original mosque on this site was supposedly the second oldest in the trans-Caucasus.

In 1978 a new mosque was built on the site, but preserved the remains of the original mosque.

Many of the white marble columns belong to the original mosque.