Tinmel Mosque
History
The Tinmal Mosque or Great Mosque of Tinmal is a 12th-century mosque located in the village of Tinmel in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Although no longer operating as a mosque today, its remains are preserved as a historic site. It was built at the site where Ibn Tumart, the founder of the Almohad movement, was buried and it is considered an important example of Almohad architecture.
Urban and Architectural
Of fairly modest dimensions (48 x 43.6 m), it has a courtyard of 23.65 x 16.70 m bordered laterally by two galleries extending the naves of the oratory.
The devices used are essentially brick and a mortar made of earth, pebbles and lime.
The prayer hall has 9 naves oriented in depth. The transverse nave which follows the wall of the qibla, the axial nave and the two extreme naves are wider than the internal naves, which made it possible to cover the mihrab and the side angles with cupolas entirely furnished with muqarnas, among the oldest of Spanish-Maghreb art.
The mihrab is the centerpiece of the decor, both simple and powerful, with its slightly broken horseshoe arch, accompanied by another high pointed arch and an enveloping arch which increases the strength of the whole, while the secondary elements – domes, floral decorations, lobed arches and moldings – remain discreet so as not to distract the concentration of the faithful.
Description
The mihrab is the centerpiece of the decor, both simple and powerful, with its slightly broken horseshoe arch, accompanied by another high pointed arch and an enveloping arch which increases the strength of the whole, while the secondary elements – domes, floral decorations, lobed arches and moldings – remain discreet so as not to distract the concentration of the faithful.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinmal_Mosque
https://whc.unesco.org/fr/listesindicatives/452/
Details
Location
Tinmel Marrakech, Maroc
Worshippers
1000
Owners
Abdelmoumen ibn Ali, first Almohad ruler
Year of Build
12th century
Area
2000
Drawings
Map
History
The Tinmal Mosque or Great Mosque of Tinmal is a 12th-century mosque located in the village of Tinmel in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Although no longer operating as a mosque today, its remains are preserved as a historic site. It was built at the site where Ibn Tumart, the founder of the Almohad movement, was buried and it is considered an important example of Almohad architecture.
Urban and Architectural
Of fairly modest dimensions (48 x 43.6 m), it has a courtyard of 23.65 x 16.70 m bordered laterally by two galleries extending the naves of the oratory.
The devices used are essentially brick and a mortar made of earth, pebbles and lime.
The prayer hall has 9 naves oriented in depth. The transverse nave which follows the wall of the qibla, the axial nave and the two extreme naves are wider than the internal naves, which made it possible to cover the mihrab and the side angles with cupolas entirely furnished with muqarnas, among the oldest of Spanish-Maghreb art.
The mihrab is the centerpiece of the decor, both simple and powerful, with its slightly broken horseshoe arch, accompanied by another high pointed arch and an enveloping arch which increases the strength of the whole, while the secondary elements – domes, floral decorations, lobed arches and moldings – remain discreet so as not to distract the concentration of the faithful.
Description
The mihrab is the centerpiece of the decor, both simple and powerful, with its slightly broken horseshoe arch, accompanied by another high pointed arch and an enveloping arch which increases the strength of the whole, while the secondary elements – domes, floral decorations, lobed arches and moldings – remain discreet so as not to distract the concentration of the faithful.