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The Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali a World Heritage Site is the World's Largest Mud-brick Building. It was built around 1908, though a mosque existed at this site from early 13th century. Like the earlier mosque this mosque is also made entirely of mud-brick, mud mortar and mud based plaster. The covered hall is about 50 x 24 metres.
Although not very well known, but after the Sphinx and Pyramids, it is one of the most famous land marks in Africa. Its popularity can be gauged by the fact that two buildings across the world are its replica.
These are;
The Museum of African Art, Jeju-do, S. Korea - the biggest museum of African art in Asia, pictured below, is housed in a full-scale replica of the mud mosque.
Similarly the Missiri Mosque, Fréjus, France (pictured below) is also scaled down replica of the mud Mosque. The Missiri Mosque was built around 1930 by the Senegalese infantry, when they were based in Fréjus, France.
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Edit Note June 28, 2020
Dead links/defunct Panoramio images replaced with new links/photos.
Image from Google Maps is by Nico Gdzl
More info on this building - Google Street View
Edit Note June 28, 2020
Dead links/defunct Panoramio images replaced with new links/photos.
The current Mosque of djenne was constructed in 1906 and it's Sahel-style design was closely based on the original. The wooden 'spikes' which cover the exterior walls are part of the framework which supports the mud bricks, but give the building a rather foreboding appearance.
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