Publication Date
539 AH / 1145 AD
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID
monument;ISL;dz;Mon01;28;ar
Library Location
Nedrouma, Algeria
Date
539 AH / 1145 AD
Notes
The Great Mosque of Nedrouma, like the rest of the mosques that were built in the Maghreb during the Almoravid period, with its naves perpendicular to the qibla wall and the rectangular court surrounded by two porticoes, constitutes one of the Maghreb models of religious architecture. The prayer hall was divided into nine naves, distributed equally on both sides of the central naves. The three naves on the sides extend to both ends of the courtyard (at the smaller sides) and form two wide arcades. The large side of the courtyard is parallel to the qibla wall and is closed by a portico. From above, the rectangular building appears to be covered by a group of gabled tiled roofs, parallel to each other. The middle ceiling is slightly wider and ends with a cross vault above the mihrab. Semicircular arches rest on the buttresses separating the naves, unlike the lobed arches we find in the other two mosques dating from the same period. As for the mihrab, it is completely devoid of decoration. Originally, this mosque did not have a minaret, and the inscription carved in marble and found in the prayer hall indicates that the construction of the minaret dates back to the year 749 AH / 1348 AD.
Sample Text
Ali Lafer “The Great Mosque” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;dz;Mon01;28;ar
