Great Mosque of Djenné

File / Documentation

Name

174066_sv.jpg

Size

5.63 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

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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, mosque seen through French triumphal arch, looking south, with private house at right, June 1981

Work type

Mosque

Medium

sun-dried brick

mud-plaster