3514 x 5249 px | 29,8 x 44,4 cm | 11,7 x 17,5 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
25 novembre 2017
Lieu:
Marrakesh, Morocco
Informations supplémentaires:
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The Kutubiyya Mosque that stands in Marrakech today is actually the second of two very similar Kutubiyya mosques that were built on the same site by the Almohad ruler Abd-al-Mu'min in the twelfth century. While there are no exact dates available for the periods of construction of the two mosques, the sequence of events has been loosely reconstructed based on contemporary texts. After capturing the city of Marrakech in the wake of the death of Almoravid leader Ali bin Yusuf in 1147/541 AH, Abd-al-Mu'min built the first Kutubiyya mosque on the site of Ali bin Yusuf's former palace in the southwest quarter of the medina. Construction of the first Kutubiyya mosque began in the years between 1147/541 and 1154/548 AH and concluded by 1157. The second mosque was started after 1154/548 AH, and was at least partially constructed by September 1158/552 AH, when the first prayers were said there. Construction of the second Kutubiyya most likely concluded by 1162/557 AH, although one text writes that it was only fully completed during the reign of Abd-al-Mu'min's grandson Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur in 1190/585 AH.