Sudano-Sahelian architecture
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Sudano-Sahelian architecture refers to a range of similar indigenous architectural styles common to the African peoples of the Sahel and Sudanian grassland regions of West Africa, south of the Sahara,
Historic mosque of Kong, now in Côte d'Ivoire, 1892
The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali, the largest mud-brick building in sub-Saharan Africa
Sankore Mosque in Timbuktu (16th century with later renovations)
Chinguetti Mosque in Mauritania (13th century), built of sandstone with a flat wooden roof
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
Sudano-Sahelian architecture
…both in Mali, where the first evidence of permanent mudbrick architecture in the region is found, including residences and a large city wall. The first Great Mosque of Djenné (built around 1200 to 1330) in modern Mali, according to traditional accounts, was constructed on the site of an older pre-Islamic palace by the city's…
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