Adobe
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Adobe is a building material made from loam and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term
Adobe wall (detail) in Bahillo, Palencia, Spain
Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico
Adobe walls separate urban gardens in Shiraz, Iran
Church at San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Great Mosque of Djenné
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The Great Mosque of Djenné in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style is the largest adobe brick building in the world. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Ban
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…Typically the soils of the Southwest United States, where such construction has been widely used, are an adequate composition. Material properties The Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali, built in adobe. The struts projecting from the wall serve as decoration, as well as supports for scaffolding during maintenance. Maintenance of…
Djenne great mud mosque
Photo taken by Albert Rousseau in 1893–94
Photo taken by H. Danel in or before 1904
Photo taken by Edmond Fortier in 1906