Great Mosque of Kairouan

Abstract

A view of the minaret of the Great Mosque, lying at the center of the northwestern end of its main rectangular courtyard. -MA

Image Notes

Creation date unknown. Processing date unknown. Formerly cataloged as B.04.014. Notes written on the slide or index: Kairouan Great Mosque, Gt. Mosque Jamia Sidi Uqba.

Curator Notes

Legacy Subcollection: "D: Kairouan"

Identifier D.014
Collection D: North Africa
Location Kairouan, Tunisia
Year 2018
Keywords Arches,
Columns,
People,
Dome,
Minaret,
Engaged Columns,
Masonry,
Brick,
Red Slides,
Horseshoe Arches,
Aghlabid,
Ninth Century,
Slide Notes Kairouan Great Mosque
Index Notes Gt. Mosque Jamia Sidi Uqba
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