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MosqueDjenne

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Image ID :	Great_Mosque_at_Djenne_1.jpg
View/Image title :	Great Mosque at Djenne
Image date :	2005
Image creator :	Andy Gilham
Description/Notes :	General view
Rights:	*GNU Free Documentation License*,
Rightsowner	Andy Gilham
URL to larger image :	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Great_Mosque_of_Djenn%C3%A9_1.jpg

Work ID :	MosqueDjenne
Title :	Great Mosque at Djenne
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Date (of work) :	13th century [original structure] 1907 [existing structure]
Location/site :	Africa [TGN] Mali [TGN] Mopti, Région de [TGN] Djénné [TGN]
GIS Coordinates :	+13.906389-4.555
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Description :	largest mudbrick (adobe) building in the world
Work Type :	Architecture [AAT]
Measurements :	16 in and 24 in (40 to 60 cm) [wall thickness]
Material :	sun-baked mud bricks (ferey), mud-based mortar, mud plaster, deleb palm wood; sun-dried brick [AAT] adobe [AAT]
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Style/Period/ Group/Movement :	African [AAT] Sudano-Sahelian
Cultural Context :	African [AAT] Islamic
Subject :	Religious buildings [AAT] Churches [AAT] Mosques [AAT]
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Searchwords :	Muslim, walled, vernacular, crenellated
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Notes :	World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. The first mosque on the site was built in the 13th century, but the current structure dates from 1907. The entire community of Djenné takes an active role in the mosque's maintenance during an annual festive to repair weather damage to the plaster and the structure.