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| Kutubiyya Mosque ( Morocco ) |
Property Name : Kutubiyya Mosque
| Inventory No: |
212-2-2 |
| Date of infill of the inventory form: |
2008-02-29 |
| Country (State party): |
Morocco |
| Province : |
Marrakesh |
| Town: |
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| Geographic coordinates: |
31° 37' 27.11" N
7° 59' 38.33" W |
| Historic Period: |
12th century, 2nd half |
| Year of Construction: |
1162 |
| Style: |
Almohad |
| Orginal Use : |
Mosque |
| Current Use : |
Mosque |
| Architect: |
Unknown.
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| Significance
The Almohad caliph, Abd al-Mu'min constructed two mosques at several years' interval, the second one being immediately to the south of the first and its replica. The first mosque has now disappeared. The sanctuary of the southern mosque has T-shaped aisles. The axial nave is covered with six cuppolas and another five are positioned over the aisle of qibla. The aisles of the sanctuary are framed by lobed and festooned arches. The courtyard is flanked on its shorter sides by aisles, which extend from the sanctuary. The richly decorated minaret is over 60 m high and was completed by Yaqub al-Mansur.
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| Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
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| References
Web sources
Michell, George. Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning. Thames and Hudson, London, 1978
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