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The Mosque of Fakhr al-Din

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The alcove of the mihrab is inlaid with an Indian marble carving of a lamp hung by a chain from the apex of a cinquefoil arch that replicates the mihrab around it. Above this marble work is a glazed tile with an inscription of the year 1269, a religious verse, and an indecipherable name (perhaps the artist’s or the architect’s). The lamp motif, as well as the diamond carvings in the portico, also appear at Kilwa, suggesting that they may have been imported from elsewhere to both Mogadishu and Kilwa. The glazed tiles which depict mihrab arches and columns are, however, unique to Fakhr al-Din. The existing mihrab was probably built in the eighteenth century and is much plainer than that of the thirteenth century, although it incorporates remains from the earlier version. This newer version of the mihrab apse is a rectangular recess broken by a string course underneath an elliptical arch.

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Architect

Type

Local

Country

United Kingdom

Owner/Founder

The first Sultan of Mogadishu

Year

Area

500

Drawings

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