 The mosque is well known for its minaret , which is square @-@ shaped in its lower half and octagonal in its upper half , typical of Mamluk architectural style . The minaret is constructed of stone from the base to the upper , hanging balcony , including the four @-@ tiered upper half . The pinnacle is mostly made of woodwork and tiles , and is frequently renewed . A simple cupola springs from the octagonal stone drum and is of light construction similar to most mosques in the Levant . The minaret stands on what was the end of the eastern bay of the Crusader church . Its three semicircular apses were transformed into the base of the minaret . 
