This mosque is made of mud bricks and is a significant piece of local vernacular architecture. It was designed and built by a local master mason utilizing mostly local resources and solely Niono-based laborers. The region has been using the same building methods and supplies for generations, including load-bearing mud brick walls and arches supporting floors and roofs made of wood, mat, and dirt. The length of wood that is available determines the structural module. Each mud brick pier supports the four-way springing of arches. The flat span of the roof is supported by the arches in turn.
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture’s 1983 cycle included the mosque as one of its honorees.
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