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    Great Mosque of Djenné - Wikipedia

    • The Great Mosque of Djenné (Arabic: الجامع الكبير في جينيه, romanized: al-Jāmiʻ al-Kabīr fī Jinih) is a large brick or adobe building in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Bani River. The first mosque on the site was built around the 13th century, but the current structure dates from 190… See more

    History

    The actual date of construction of the first mosque in Djenné is unknown, but dates as early as 1200 and as late as 1330 have been suggested. The earliest document mentioning the mosque is Abd al-Sadi's Tarikh al-S… See more

    Design

    The walls of the Great Mosque are made of sun-baked earth bricks (called ferey), and sand and earth based mortar, and are coated with a plaster which gives the building its smooth, sculpted look. The walls of th… See more

    LocationDjenné, Mopti, Mali
    Completed13th–14th century; rebuilt in 1906
    AffiliationIslam
    StatusIn use
    Cultural significance

    The entire community of Djenné takes an active role in the mosque's maintenance via a unique annual festival. This includes music and food, but has the primary objective of repairing the damage inflicted on the mos… See more

    3D documentation with laser-scanning

    The 3D documentation of the Djenné Mosque was carried out in 2005 using terrestrial laser-scanning. This formed part of the Zamani Project that aims to document cultural heritage sites in 3D to create a record for f… See more

    Video games

    The mosque is a Wonder Building in the historical strategy games Sid Meier's Civilization V, Age of Empires II, and Age of Empires IV. See more

    Notes

    1. ^ Bourgeois 1987
    2. ^ "When the sultan became a Muslim. he had his palace pulled down and the site turned into a mosque dedicated to God Most High. This is the present congregational mosque. He built another pal… See more

     
  1. Great Mosque of Djenné (Djenné peoples) - Smarthistory

  2. Djenne | Mali, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Jul 20, 1998 · Djenne, an ancient trading city and center of Muslim scholarship, located on the Bani River and on floodlands between the Bani and Niger rivers in southern Mali. Djenne is home to several notable examples of Muslim …

  3. Mosque of Djenné | Whose Culture? - Harvard University

    One of the most special architectural monuments of Djenné, and of the world, is the Great Mosque (fig. 1). This mudbrick mosque has a unique history of construction that relates to the contemporary issues of Djenné today.

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  5. The Great Mosque of Djenné: An Exploration of Mud …

    Apr 27, 2016 · The Great Mosque of Djenné, a magnificent structure located in the bustling city of Djenné, Mali, is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Sudano-Sahelian architecture. Dating back to 1907, the mosque stands on …

  6. The Great Mosque of Djenné — Google Arts & Culture

    Explore one of Africa's most famous buildings, the Great Mosque of Djenné. This sacred place in Mali, Africa is the largest mud and brick structure in the world.

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  8. Thousands replaster Mali's Great Mosque of Djenne, …

    May 14, 2024 · DJENNE, Mali (AP) — Thousands of Malians carrying buckets and jugs of mud joined the annual replastering of the world’s largest mud-brick building this weekend, a key ritual that maintains the integrity of the Great …

  9. The Great Mosque of Djenné: The Largest Mud …

    Aug 1, 2017 · Located in the Djenné city of Mali on the flood plain of the Bani River, the Great Mosque of Djenné is regarded as the largest mud building in the world.