Great Mosque of Niono

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Great Mosque of Niono
Grande Mosquée du Vendredi de Niono
ASC Leiden - F. van der Kraaij Collection - 12 - 094 - Un détail d'une façade en briques crues de la Grande Mosquée - Niono, Région de Ségou, Mali, 1984.tif
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationNiono, Ségou, Mali
Great Mosque of Niono is located in Mali
Great Mosque of Niono
Shown within Mali
Geographic coordinates14°15′02.6″N 5°59′59.7″W / 14.250722°N 5.999917°W / 14.250722; -5.999917Coordinates: 14°15′02.6″N 5°59′59.7″W / 14.250722°N 5.999917°W / 14.250722; -5.999917
Architecture
Typemosque
Date established1948
Completed1973
Site area1,800 m2
Great Mosque of Niono

The Great Mosque of Niono (French: Grande Mosquée du Vendredi de Niono) is an architecturally significant mosque located in the city of Niono, in the Ségou Region of southern Mali. It is a Sudano-Sahelian architectural style building made mostly of mud brick, palm tree wood, and clay mortar.[1]

Site description[]

The mosque was first constructed in 1948 by a team of bricklayers native to Djenne led by Lassiné Minta. To accommodate the growing population of Niono, it was given a few major expansions, the last of which was completed in 1973.[2] Today, it occupies 1,800 square meters and includes a main room that spans 658 square meters and a women's prayer hall that spans two floors. It has a main minaret by the west entrance and three additional minarets on the east end along the qibla wall. The mosque has a hypostyle design with a total 68 pillars on the inside. [1]

It is perhaps the most internationally recognized site in the town of Niono, having received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983.[3]

World Heritage Status[]

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on March 19, 2009 in the Cultural category.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c La grande mosquée de vendredi de Niono - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved on 2009-03-27.
  2. ^ "Archnet". www.archnet.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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