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Mosque al-Ahzar,foremost center of theology in Islam and, with Moroccan Fes, the world's oldest university, begun 970 CE. The central courtyard of the Fatimid period (969-1171).
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Mosque al-Ahzar,foremost center of theology in Islam and, with Moroccan Fes,...

Mosque al-Ahzar,foremost center of theology in Islam and, with Moroccan Fes, the world's oldest university, begun 970 CE. Prayer hall and mihrab,the niche marking the East, towards which prayers are directed.(969-1171)
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Mosque al-Ahzar,foremost center of theology in Islam and, with Moroccan Fes,...

Mihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious Shafi-scholar Burdayni,it was finished by a rich merchant in 1694. Marble panels, marble- and mosaic arcading, marble roundels. The minbar is of cedar-wood. 1616-1629,1694.
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Mihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious S...

Mihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious Shafi-scholar Burdayni,it was finished by a rich merchant in 1694. Marble panels, marble- and mosaic arcading, marble roundels. The minbar is of cedar-wood. 1616-1629,1694.
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Mihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious S...

Minbar (pulpit), Mihrab prayer niche) and mosque lamp in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunesia. The mosque was founded by Prince Ziyadat Allah in 836.
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Minbar (pulpit), Mihrab prayer niche) and mosque lamp in the Great Mosque of K...

The mihrab (pulpit) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia. Marble, marble inlay. The mosque was founded by Prince Ziyadat Allah in 836.
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The mihrab (pulpit) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia. Marble, marble...

Courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Founded by Prince Ziyadat Allah in 836; Minaret 836; courtyard and arcades 862-75. The square minaret with three floors is a precursor of the Kutubia in Marrakesh and the Giralda in Sevilla.
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Courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Founded by Prin...

Courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Founded by Prince Ziyadat Allah in 836; Minaret 836; courtyard and arcades 862-75. The square minaret with three floors is a precursor of the Kutubia in Marrakesh and the Giralda in Sevilla.
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Courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Founded by Prin...

Courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. 862-875
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Courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. 862-875

Arcades of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Antique columns re-used, as in most early mosques. 862-875
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Arcades of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Antique columns...

Interior of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Chandeliers, mihrab (prayer niche) and minbar (pulpit). 862-875
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Interior of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Chandeliers, mi...

Minbar (pulpit) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Carved cedar wood.
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Minbar (pulpit) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan (Qayrawan), Tunisia. Car...