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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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Sotheby’s inaugural auction in Saudi Arabia — and the country’s first major international art and luxury auction — topped $17 million in sale, with works by Arab artists setting records.
The Shoah Museum in Rome has acquired a piece by reserved contemporary pop artist aleXsandro Palombo after it was defaced in an apparent act of antisemitism. The mural, which depicts Liliana Segre ...
Sudano is Summer’s middle daughter and the co-director/executive producer of the HBO original documentary, Love to Love You, Donna Summer (released in February). The hour and …