Samarra, al-Muttawikil 847-892 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

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Samarra, Iraq
al-Muttawikil
847-892
Abbasid

Al-Mutawakkil commissioned the construction of the Great Mosque of Samarra upon his succession to the Abbasid caliphate in the mid-ninth century. While the outer wall still stands, little remains of the interior of the mosque today.
The main remaining curiosity is the Minaret al-Malwiya, approximately 55 meters high. Although round in shape, this minaret is influenced by a specific type of Mesopotamian ziggurat, square-planned and featuring stairs or an incline on the exterior of its fa�§ade while rotating several times until reaching the crown.




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