D.009 Great Mosque of Kairouan

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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

January 1963

Image ID

D.009

Alternate Identifier

B04.009

Subcollection

D: North Africa

Abstract

View of the facade outside the prayer hall, showcasing the arcades that contain the courtyard.

Description

"Slightly irregular in shape, the complex measures about 70 by 125 meters and is aligned northwest-southeast. It consists of an arcaded rectangular courtyard with the prayer hall to its southeast, preceded by a seventeen-bay portico. A slightly tapering minaret that is square in plan and three stories high adjoins the northwest wing of the courtyard, slightly off center. The courtyard is entered from six portals, facing northeast and southwest. The prayer hall is entered from the courtyard, as well as from two sheltered doorways from the side." Here, we can see the center of the southeastern section of the courtyard, housing the entrance to the prayer hall. For a clearer picture of this section and the dome above it, see D.17. For a look inside the prayer hall, see D.10-11. -MA

References

"Jami' Uqba Ibn Nafi'." Archnet. Accessed January 22, 2018. https://archnet.org/sites/3763 .

Image Notes

Creation date unknown. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly cataloged as B.04.009. Notes written on the slide or index: Gt. Mosque Jamia Sidi Uqba

Curator Notes

Legacy Subcollection: "D: Kairouan"

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Kairouan, Tunisia