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Floor plan of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (c. 836, with some minor additions later) One of the most important Aghlabid monuments is the Great Mosque of Kairouan, which was completely rebuilt in 836 by the emir Ziyadat Allah I, although various additions and repairs were effected later which complicate the chronology of its construction.
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The mosque plans call for the renovation and expansion of the home at 157 Plainfield Ave. into a three-story worship center, with two floors of prayer halls, a first-floor mass prayer area for men ...
As the mosque's prayer area is aligned with the qibla (direction of Mecca) but the street outside is not, the mosque's external façade has a different alignment from the rest of the structure and the entrance involves a bending passage from the street to the mosque interior. [3] The floor plan is also irregular and asymmetrical due to the ...
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Floor plan of the mosque, with notable elements indicated. The mosque's overall layout reflects the "T-plan" that became standard in western ( Maghrebi ) mosques in the Almohad period. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The building has a rectangular floor plan, measuring about 54 by 34 meters and covering about 2000 square meters.
Interior view of the hypostyle prayer hall in the Mosque of Uqba (Great Mosque of Kairouan) The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Arabic: جامع القيروان الأكبر), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (جامع عقبة بن نافع), is a mosque situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan, Tunisia and is one of the largest Islamic monuments in North Africa.