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| Essential
Architecture- Tunisia The Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun |
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architect |
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location |
Qayrawan |
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date |
866 |
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style |
Islamic |
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construction |
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type |
Mosque |
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One of the earliest surviving examples of a small neighborhood mosque, it
is distinguished by its nine-bay plan (which will have a major role in
the development of funerary and royal architecture) and its stucco
decoration. |
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