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| Tlemcen Great Mosque ( Algeria ) |
Property Name : Tlemcen Great Mosque
| Inventory No: |
213-43-1 |
| Date of infill of the inventory form: |
2009-04-15 |
| Country (State party): |
Algeria |
| Province : |
Tlemcen |
| Town: |
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| Geographic coordinates: |
34° 53' 1.86" N
1° 18' 38.04" W |
| Historic Period: |
12th century, 1st half |
| Year of Construction: |
1136 |
| Style: |
Almovarid |
| Orginal Use : |
Mosque |
| Current Use : |
Mosque |
| Architect: |
Unknown.
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| Significance
After Tlemcen city was founded by Yusuf ibn Tashufin in 1082, he started the construction of this mosque. It is one of the best preserved examples of Almoravid architecture in Algeria. The construction of the mosque was completed by the son of Yusuf ibn Tashufin, Ali ibn Yusuf in 1136.
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| Selection Criteria
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
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
ed. Michell, George. Architecture of the Islamic World; Its History and Social Meaning. Thanes & Hudson, London, 1978.
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