Great Mosque of Samarra, 847-61 (7 set 61 ano – 8 dez 847 ano)

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Samarra is another new city founded by the Abbasids
became capital for a short period (836-883)
HUGE… (376x444 meters)- one of the largest mosques in the world
Hypostyle mosque, with courtyard and arcades (Porticoes)
Backed brick piers with engaged columns
Large mihrab
Spiral minaret axial to the mihrab (based on ancient Mesopotamian ziggurat)

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