Lod - El-Chodr Mosque Complex

When the minaret of the El-Chodr Mosque collapsed in 1927 it was replaced by the present white minaret, a prominent landmark drawing attention to this double shrine of the Christian saint and the Islamic holy man. The complex occupies the site of the sixth century Byzantine basilica and the Crusader church which replaced it in the 12th century. Columns and other elements from these earlier buildings have been preserved in the present structure. The entrance to both the church and the mosque are at the west end of the complex. Between them are a number of shops.