Hafsid architecture
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Hafsid architecture developed under the patronage of the Hafsid dynasty in Ifriqiya during the 13th to 16th centuries. Evolving from earlier Almohad and Ifriqiyan traditions, it was later influenced f
The minaret of the Kasbah Mosque of Tunis, built at the beginning of the Hafsid period in the early 1230s
The Kasbah Mosque in Tunis (1231)
Prayer hall of the al-Hawa Mosque in Tunis (13th century)
Bab Lalla Rihana (1293), a gate added to the Great Mosque of Kairouan during the Hafsid period
Al-Hawa Mosque
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The al-Hawa Mosque, also known as the Tawfiq Mosque, is a historic mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It was first built in the 13th century under the Hafsids and later renovated in the 18th century under the
Hafsid architecture
…Ifriqiyan minarets. This minaret also influenced the design of later Tunisian minarets. Other foundations from the Hafsid period in Tunis include the al-Hawa Mosque (13th century), the Haliq Mosque (1375), and the Bab al-Aqwas Mosque (15th century). The Hafsids also renovated the old Zaytuna Mosque of Tunis. Among…
Minaret of the mosque