Grand Mosque in Kano
Mrtala Mohammed Road, Kano, Nigeria
Description:
The Grand Mosque in Kano was built for Muhammad Rumfa in the fifteenth century. In 1950, the dilapidated building was rebuilt, miraculously managed to preserve the former grandeur of the mosque. This is one of the most recognizable buildings in the city, annually there is a huge number of visitors.
The total area of the premises is about 20 thousand square meters. The luxurious main building is crowned with a green dome, at the base of which there are small windows for natural lighting. On the sides of it are two minarets about 60 meters high, with spiral staircases inside. The prayer hall is an octagonal spacious room without columns, the walls of which are decorated with Quran inscriptions. The rich interior of the mosque is made of fine openwork carvings with floral ornamentation.
On the second floor of the building is a small museum, which displays relics of Islam and works of Muslim art.