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Mosque of al-Bakiriyya

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Al Bakiriyyah Mosque
Al-Bakiriyyah Mosque
Mosque of al Bakiriyya
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/50317
Date
1597
Description
The Mosque of al-Bakiriyya consists of a large prayer hall preceded by a three-bay portico and a rectangular enclosed courtyard. Covering the main prayer hall of the mosque is a large dome, a feature that is unknown in Yemen prior to the Ottoman period. One enters the complex through a small domed portal off of the western wall of the courtyard. Once inside, the square tomb of Hasan Pasha'a friend is located on the same side, accessed through an entrance off of the portico. To the south, the courtyard extends into an ablution area at its furthest end. Parallel to the courtyard on the east runs a narrow corridor that leads to the minaret. To the north, one passes into the prayer hall through the center bay of the portico. The interior of the prayer hall is richly decorated with geometric patterns and Quranic inscriptions in carved gypsum. In 1872, during the second Ottoman conquest, the mosque underwent restoration and significant new developments, including an elevated diwan in the prayer hall and a marble mihrab and minbar. Source: Archnet
 
plan (drawing), Keith Turner after George Michell
 
Type of Work
Mosque
Subject
Mosques, Islam -- History, Religious architecture, Architecture, Islamic --Yemen, Architecture, Ottoman
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