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      The Great Mosque of Djenné

      • The Great Mosque of Djenné, in central Mali, is the world's largest mudbrick structure.
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  1. Towering nearly 20 meters high on a 91-meter-long platform, it stands as the world’s largest mud-brick building and a prime example of Sudano-Sahelian architecture. Situated in Mali, it captivates as one of Africa ‘s wonders, symbolizing both cultural heritage and human ingenuity.

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    The Great Mosque of Djenné, in central Mali, is the world's largest mudbrick structure. It, like much of Sahelian architecture, is built with a mudbrick called Banco, [17] a recipe of mud and grain husks, fermented, and either formed into bricks or applied on surfaces as a plaster like paste in broad strokes.

  4. May 26, 2017 · Inhabited since 250BC, Djenné is a remote desert settlement built almost entirely of river mud. Its best-known building is the Great Mosque, which also happens to be the largest freestanding...

  5. The Great Mosque of Djenne listed in UNESCO as a World Heritage Site is the largest mud brick building in the world and is restored with Mud every year during the “Mud Festival” by thousands of people.

  6. Djenné, a town of about 35,000 in the central region of Mali, is famous for its traditional mud-brick architecture and its UNESCO-protected mosque. Fifty-two feet high and built on a 300-foot long platform to protect it from flooding, the mosque is the world’s largest mud-brick building.

  7. May 14, 2024 · The world’s largest mud-brick building, the Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali, awaits its annual replastering, Friday, May 10, 2024. The building has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger list since 2016. The mosque and surrounding town are threatened by conflict.

  8. Dec 20, 2023 · A visit to downtown Sonoma, the Missions, the Petaluma Adobe, and countless other mud brick buildings demonstrate the longevity of earthen architecture in earthquake-prone regions.

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