Balkh No-Gumbad Mosque 925 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

Descripción del sitio

This marker is part of an extended History of Islamic Architecture

Balkh, Afghanistan
No-Gumbad Mosque
925
Abbasid-Samanid

The Nine Domes Mosque (Masjid No Gumbad) 925, also known as Masjid-i-Hadji Piyada in Balkh. This exquisitely ornamented mosque is the earliest Islamic monument in Afghanistan. The mosque is in ruins, Its nine domes have collapsed.

The forest of stucco-covered columns, standing in 3 feet of rubble is still extant.



Photo and floor plan from Archnet.org

Floor plan

Mapa del lugar de interés Balkh No-Gumbad Mosque 925

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