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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Just call me Jari: [QB] Cool man, and yeah I know what you mean. just to add to what you are saying... I might be seen as a little outspoken but my goal is just what you said. That being our history has noting to do with Arabs and Whites as a protest or a sympathy. I also don't understand why people(esp. folks of our own race) will look down upon the Sudano-Sahelian style when key Architectural and Historical authorities just names it(The Town of Djenne and the Famous Mosque of Timbucktoo) a UNESCO World Heritage Site and candidate for the new 7 wonders of the world. Rest assured the people who built the mosque were hardwork, creative, and just as intelligent as any other Architects in the world. They intelligently uses the material available to them and incorporated other Islamic styles. Now for some examples of the variation of beautiful African architecture. [b]Mosque in Bozo, Mopti Region, Mali[/b] This mosque in Yonga Boza is typical of the mud architecture found throughout this region. Mud is used because timber is hard to find in the desert. [IMG]http://0.tqn.com/d/goafrica/1/0/E/G/dv1915456.jpg[/IMG] West African mud mosques satisfy all the standard expectations of mosque architecture -- with the qibla marked buy its mihrab, minarets, interior spaces delineated by transverse naves and aisles of columns -- while at the same time abstracting these forms that were canonized in the regions of the post-Byzantine, early Islamic Empire. Sebastian Schutyser's photographs capture and perhaps exaggerate the otherworldly quality of Mail's mosques. By extracting people and surrounding buildings from the frame the eye is drawn to the materials and forms, which adhere to what is a unique design program particularly suited to the region, but that still serves typical mosque functions of worship and gathering. Mali's mud mosque architecture is directly related to local domestic architecture. Materials are selected both for their economy and their appropriateness for the remarkably hot climate. Earth used to create mud mortar and mud plaster, and minimal palm wood for scaffolding and roofs, as timber is a rare and costly commodity, compose the forms. Walls are thick and tapered, to both protect the inside from the heat and support the often two story structures and the roof. During the day, the walls absorb the heat of the day that is released throughout the night, helping the interior of the mosque remain cool all day long. Some structures, for example, Djenn�'s Great Mosque, also have roof vents with ceramic caps. These caps, made by the town's women, can be removed at night to ventilate the interior spaces. Masons have integrated palm wood scaffolding into the building's construction, not as beams, but as permanent scaffolding for the workers who apply plaster annually during the spring festival to restore the mosque. The palm beams also minimize the stress that comes from the extreme temperature and humidity changes typical of the climate. Towers are often topped with a spire capped by an ostrich egg, symbolizing fertility and purity. Sources: Maas, Pierre. 1990. Djenne: Living Tradition. In Aramco World Magazine January-February 1990. Robert Arndt (ed). Houston: Aramco Services Company. Snelder, Raoul. 1984. The Great Mosque at Djenne. In MIMAR 12: Architecture in Development. Singapore: Concept Media Ltd. http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=6843 If Im not mistaken the First Image is actually the Mosque Below reconstructed, as is common for the Sudano-Sahelian builders and architects. the Below image is the mosque before its reconstruction, I might be wrong though(Info is rather scarce). [IMG]http://archnet.org/library/images/one-image-large.jsp?location_id=8339&image_id=35823[/IMG] http://archnet.org/library/images/one-image-large.jsp?location_id=8339&image_id=35823 [/QB][/QUOTE]
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