Great Mosque of Djenné (APAH)

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What type of architecture is the Mosque of Djenné?

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Sudano-Sahelian

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Who was the first and only European to see the original mosque before the first reconstruction?

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René Caillié

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Who commissioned the Great Mosque of Djenné?

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King Koi Koboro

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Along which two rivers is this mosque located?

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Bani & Niger

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Who was Ismaila Traoré?

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The head of the second mosque reconstruction.

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Speaking of the Crépissage, what was it?

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a community gathering and replastering of the mosque

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What do ostrich eggs symbolize?

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creation and resurrection

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Ferey is.....?

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mud brick that has dried in the sun

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What important object lies just outside the mosque?

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Tomb of Imam Almany Ismaïla