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Mansa Musa's Grand Mosque: Timbuktu's Mud-Brick Miracle
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the construction of the Djinguereber, Timbuktu's great mud-brick mosque, commissioned by Mansa Musa after his legendary hajj. They trace the building's history from its founding in 1327 to its role as a center of learning and worship, and discuss the famed architect Abu Ishaq al-Sahili, who may have designed the mosque and other key buildings. The episode covers the mosque's construction techniques, including the use of banco mud bricks and the yearly re-plastering festival known as the crépissage, and reflects on its survival through…
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