I WILL try,but i have to sign up first. If i do not get the chance i HAVE no problem if you will do.
the pyramid is no longer there?what happen?
Posted by KING (Member # 9422) on :
The Igbo pyramids are no longer there Brada?
That really sucks if it is true.
I know that when there is good news to be said about in Africa, Kenndo got that. Loving the pics.
Peace
Posted by Brada-Anansi (Member # 16371) on :
@ Kenndo and King That's what I read somewhere maybe here on E/S..? Oh Kenndo thanks for the permission and we really would like to have you join us in any case.
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
Interior of Great Mosque in Djenné.
Komoguel Mosque, Mopti
modern building in mali,mali architecture
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
some more architecture from early mali
Timbuktu
DSC_dans les rues de Djenné
Sankore Mosque
I HAD SOME more street scenes but the images seem not to stay.
Thank you - Kendo. I have seen more African architecture on this page than I have seen in many decades of National Geographic.
The beehive shaped homes are especially fascinating since this is a style that is said to go back several thousand years in Africa.
Posted by hongjingjingxzb (Member # 17972) on :
Today, Timbuktu is an impoverished town, although its reputation makes it a tourist attraction to the point where it even has an international airport, in spite of the fact that a recent poll showed that 34% of young British did not believe the town existed, while the other 66% considered it "a mythical place". It is one of the eight regions of Mali, and is home to the region's local governor. It is the sister city to Djenné, also in Mali. The 1998 census listed its population at 31,973, up from 31,962 in the census of 1987.
Timbuktu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed since 1988. In 1990, it was added to the list of world heritage sites in danger due to the threat of desert sands. A program was set up to preserve the site and, in 2005, it was taken off the list of endangered sites. Timbuktu is currently (end 2006) a candidate in a competition to choose the new 7 wonders of the world.[5]
It was one of the major stops during Henry Louis Gates' PBS special "Wonders of the African World". Gates visited with Abdel Kadir Haidara, curator of the Mamma Haidara Library together with Ali Ould Sidi from the Cultural Mission of Mali. It is thanks to Gates that an Andrew Mellon Foundation grant was obtained to finance the construction of the library's facilities, later inspiring the work of the Timbuktu Manuscripts Project. Unfortunately, no practising book artists exist in Timbuktu although cultural memory of book artisans is still alive, catering to the tourist trade. The town is home to an institute dedicated to preserving historic documents from the region, in addition to two small museums (one of them a former explorer's house), and the symbolic Flame of Peace monument. Attractionsbuy ghd hair straightener Timbuktu's vernacular architecture is marked by mud mosques, which are said to have inspired Antoni Gaudí. These include Djinguereber Mosque, built in 1327 by El Saheli Sankore Mosque, also known as Sankore University, built in the early fifteenth centurycheap ghd Sidi Yahya mosque, built in the 1441 by Mohamed Naddah. Other attractions include a museum, terraced gardens and a water tower. Language The main language of Timbuktu is a Songhay variety termed Koyra Chiini, spoken by over 80% of residents. Smaller groups, numbering 10% each before many were expelled during the Tuareg/Arab rebellion of 1990-1994, speak Hassaniya Arabic and Tamashek. Famous people connected with Timbuktu Ali Farka Toure (1939–2006) Born in Timbuktu. [2] Further readingdiscount ghd hair straightener 1 Ibn Battuta and his Saharan Travels 2 "African star Ali Farka Toure dies" BBC News, 7 March 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2006. Braudel, Fernand, 1979 (in English 1984). The Perspective of the World, vol. III of Civilization and Capitalism Proposed 'twinning' between Timbuktu and British town(s) famed for religious history, seat of learning, and intersection of travel routes: current shortlists are Glastonbury, Hay-on-Wye, and York. (Because of its music festival, Timbuktu has somewhat misleadingly been been described as "Glastonbury without the mud".) Apparently the BBC is now planning a 40-minute documentary on this twinning project (see York Fanteakwa Link).
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
quote:Originally posted by dana marniche: Thank you - Kendo. I have seen more African architecture on this page than I have seen in many decades of National Geographic.
The beehive shaped homes are especially fascinating since this is a style that is said to go back several thousand years in Africa.
no problem.
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
something to add-
Djinguereber Mosque in the city of Timbuktu .
The Djinguereber Mosque (Masjid) in Timbuktu is a famous learning center of Mali built in 1327, and cited as Djingareyber or Djingarey Ber in various languages. Its design is accredited to Abu Es Haq es Saheli who was paid 200 kg (40,000 mithqals) of gold by Mansa Kankan Musa, emperor of the Mali Empire. [According to Ibn Khaldun, one of the best known sources for 14th century Mali, says al-Sahili was given 12,000 mithkals of gold dust for his designing and building of the djinguereber in Timbuktu.
Except for a small part of the northern facade which is limestone, the Djingareyber Mosque is made entirely of earth plus organic materials such as fibre, straw and wood. It has three inner courts, two minarets and twenty five rows of pillars aligned in an east-west direction and prayer space for 2,000 people.
Djinguereber is one of three madrassas composing the University of Sankore. It was inscribed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1988,[1] and in 1990 was considered to be in danger due to sand encroachment.[2] A four year project towards the restoration and rehabilitation of the Mosque began in June, 2006, and is being conducted and financed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
nubian-guest-house
The Temple of Mut (Temple B300), carved partly into the rock base of Gebel Barkal, was built by the pharaoh Taharqa in the 680s BCE.
Gebel Barkal, Nubia
General view of our reconstruction of B700 and (inset) a 19th-century traveler's drawing of the plyon remains.
Although little remains today of the wall carvings and inscriptions, the surviving evidence, excavation notes, and 19th-century drawings of the temple's pylon have enabled us to reconstruct the images and much of the building's narrative program.
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
LEARNING SITES worked closely with Egyptologists to ensure the integrity of the resulting visualization of the Temple B700. Under the leadership of Timothy Kendall, analyses of the hieroglyphics have provided clues to the function of this small religious structure. However, whether the building was originally planned as temple to deceased kings or whether its function was established only following the premature death of Atlanersa is uncertain.
B700 pylon porch (digitally reconstructed).
Overview of the temple complex, from B1200 (at the right) to B700 (in the rear), and B300 (at the far left).
gebel barkal
Temple, Wadi es Sebuia, Nubia, Sudan, Africa
In a room of the temple of Musawwarat a man is praying
Lion temple, Naga, Sudan, Africa
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
Overview of the temple complex, from B1200 (at the right) to B700 (in the rear), and B300 (at the far left).
The granite sarcophagus of King Aspelta, however, is now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The material for our work on this site was supplied by Dr. Timothy Kendall, assistant curator at the museum.
The Sun Temple at Meroe, Sudan
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
quote- from another site i think this is the tomb of king kaleb. he ruled ethiopia around 525AD. axum-
Gebel Barkal
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
These houses, with their central 4-columned halls, bear striking similarity to many ancient Egyptian houses of the New Kingdom. At the same time, they are also remarkably similar in many respects to modern Sudanese houses. Based on comparisons with both ancient and modern parallels, AM 600 can be quite convincingly restored. It must be emphasized, however, that these renderings are only tentative and will surely be modified as we learn more.
Excavation of a Meroitic Double House
Dangeil is located approximately 350km north of Khartoum and has been a mystery to modern archaeologists because of its unique appearance. It consists of a series of large discrete mounds, many standing over four metres above the surrounding plain. Excavations conducted have revealed a large well-preserved, red brick and sandstone temple dedicated to the god Amun, surrounded by an enclosure wall. Prior to excavation, this temple was unknown to scholars. In its most recent incarnation, it appears to have been substantially enlarged and/or renovated during the 1st century AD by the late Kushite rulers Natakamani and Amanitore. A paved sandstone processional way, formerly flanked by crouching sandstone ram statues, leads from the temple to the monumental temenos gate. A red-brick kiosk is located approximately halfway between the temple and the main gate along this processional way. Originally the kiosk was plastered and brightly painted yellow, red and blue. A large mound of offering moulds used in temple rituals is located behind the temple. Over 1,200,000 of these mould sherds were excavated in 2005, representing some 77,000 offerings. Archaeobotanical analyses of these sherds, associated finds and samples indicate that sorghum was the grain used to make the offerings.
General view of Dangeil The temple sanctuary
The temple sanctuary
quote from another site- This is not actually a pyramids, but a pile of groundnuts that is piled in a pyramid like- form, which i found interesting. This activity use to be common in northern nigeria.
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
The mud brick structure of temple is called a deffufa, which means red mound. Here is a diagram how the temple look like in the past.
And Meroe
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
more timbuktu
[ Another one of many masjid in Timbuktu. Masjid Alpha Sekou SARAIKEINA and its prayer hall
note - there is a city call Ségou in mali too not just only just a region.
Architecture Segou town(city) has two architectural styles. The first style is the French colonial style, the second is traditional architecture; Sudanese and neo-Sudanese. The Sudanese style influenced public building and important residences. Monuments and great mosques are also built according to this style. Many of Segou's kings built imposing palaces in the cities over which they ruled and most of these buildings are in red clay. The materials used for building are generally quite poor and many of the buildings need to be restored to maintain their state.
Posted by kenndo (Member # 4846) on :
REPEAT Segou town(city) has two architectural styles. The first style is the French colonial style, the second is traditional architecture; Sudanese and neo-Sudanese. The Sudanese style influenced public building and important residences. Monuments and great mosques are also built according to this style. Many of Segou's kings built imposing palaces in the cities over which they ruled and most of these buildings are in red clay. The materials used for building are generally quite poor and many of the buildings need to be restored to maintain their state.