Great Mosque of Djenné

File / Documentation

Name

174127_sv.jpg

Size

2.88 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

433ae31433498af369b3e122967532e5

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, view along facade of mosque to market, from above north stair tower, looking east, June 1981

Work type

Mosque

Medium

sun-dried brick

mud-plaster