Askia Tomb
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Alternative Titles
Tomb of Askia
Tombeau des Askia
Mosque-Tomb of Askia-al-Hajj Muhammed
Tomb of Askiya Mohamed
Date
1495Description
detail, drain pipe on interior wall of east courtyard sanctuary, to drain water from roof, June 1981
Type of Work
TombSubject
Mosques, Tombs, Pyramidal buildings, Vernacular architecture, Mud brick, Religious architecture, World Heritage areas, Sepulchral monuments, Unesco, Architecture, Islamic--Africa, West, Mohammed I, Askia of Songhai, 1443?-1538, Drainage piping
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Item is Part of
142802