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The Sudano-Sahelian architectural style itself can be broken down into four smaller sub-styles that are typical of different ethnic groups in the region. [28] The examples used here illustrate the construction of mosques as well as palaces, as the architectural style is concentrated around inland Muslim populations. As with the people, many of ...
Songhai villages exemplify the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style prevalent in West Africa, characterized by mud bricks and adobe plaster construction. The dwellings are marked by arched entrances adorned with intricate, symbolic patterns, crafted using mud mixed with natural pigments.
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There are two main substyles of West African mosques: Sudanese [5] and Sudano-Sahelian. [6]Sudanese architecture is defined by its use of pilasters (rectangular pillars on the sides of walls used for decoration), wooden beams known as toron, [7] buttresses with cone-shaped summits, mihrabs, flat roofs, courtyards, sand floors with mats, arches, decorated exteriors, and Tata Tamberma [8] (a ...
Many of the most significant architectural wonders seen in Mali today were built in the style of Sudano-Sahelian architecture, most importantly the Great Mosque of Djenné. [3] This style comprises mudbrick, known as ferey in the region, and adobe plaster in conjunction with wooden support beams, materials derived from Mali's natural ...
The site comprises eight mosques built mainly between the 17th and 19th centuries in the Sudano-Sahelian style. This architectural style developed in Djenné under the Mali Empire between the 12th and 14th centuries, spread with Islamic merchants and scholars especially after the end of the 16th century, and got adapted to a more humid climate ...
The Great Mosque of Djenné (Arabic: الجامع الكبير في جينيه, romanized: al-Jāmiʻ al-Kabīr fī Jinih) is a large brick or adobe building in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Bani River.
It is a notable example of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style that later spread throughout the region. Relatively recent modifications to the site have included the expansion of the mosque buildings in the 1960s and mid-1970s, and the 1999 construction of a wall around the site.