Great Mosque of Samarra
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The Great Mosque of Samarra is an Islamic mosque located in the Iraqi city of Samarra and was built in the 9th century. The mosque was commissioned by Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil who reigned (in Samarra) from 847 until 861.
The Great Mosque of Samarra was at its time, the largest mosque in the world; its minaret is a vast spiralling cone of 52 m high and 33m wide with a spiral ramp. The mosque had 17 aisles and its walls were panelled with mosaics of dark blue glass. It was just part of an extension of Samarra eastwards that built upon part of the walled royal hunting park inherited from the conquered Sassanians.
External links
- [The Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq]
- [Photo of The Great Mosque]
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- [Photos, floor plans, and information]
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