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The World’s Largest Mud-Brick Building Is A Mosque Rebuilt Every Year
The World’s Largest Mud-Brick Building Is A Mosque Rebuilt Every Year

The world's largest mud-brick structure is one of the most iconic structures in both Islamic and African architectural history. The community of Djenne, home to approximately 40,000 residents, sits near the Ban River. That river allowed the grand mosque to be built from a resource that is both local and sustainable: calcite-rich mud. 

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Arts & Culture, Architecture, Travel, Primary Feature, Islam, AfricaJoseph HammondJoseph Hammond, Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies, Sheikh Kishk Bashir Yandu, Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulassso, UNESCO World Heritage, Djenne, Crepissage de la Grand Mosquée, Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali, Primary FeatureComment