Great Mosque of Djenné

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Creator(s)

Malian, Islamic

Time period

creation date: original mosque on site, constructed by Koi Komboro, late 13th-early 14th century/668-729 AH, destruction date: original mosque, by Sekou Amadou, king of the Macina empire, 1830/1246 AH, creation date: reconstructed by French colonial directive, 1907/1325

Location

Site: Djenne (Mopti, Région de, Mali)

Cultural context

Malian

Islamic

Description

exterior, detail of crenellation ("soro-dyokoti") and toron above entrance, June 1981

Work type

Mosque

Medium

sun-dried brick

mud-plaster