The Great Mosque of Niono, Mali (1973): a community effort, supervised by master builder Lassiné Minta, this mosque was initially built between 1945-48 and enlarged several times, the last of which between 1969-73. It is seen as conserving the cultural identity via the use of traditional, vernacular forms and methods of construction.

 

General view of the Mosque showing the use of traditional decorative forms.

 

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