Great Mosque of Djenné

File / Documentation

Name

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Size

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Format

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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, entrance into outer court on southern side of mosque, with stair tower in background, June 1981

Work type

Mosque

Medium

sun-dried brick

mud-plaster