Mosque of Kutoubia

Al-Kutbiya silo of the Almohad architectural works (in Marrakech) where the first Kutbiya Mosque was built by the Andalusian engineer Al-Maaliki lives in the year 1147 AD. The second mosque was built in 1158 AD at the same time as Hassan's silo was built in Rabat and Khiralda in Seville in Andalusia. The architecture of the monument shows the influence of Andalusian architecture, which is characterized by Islamic decoration. It is similar in size to the first building. It is arranged in a rectangular prayer hall with seventeen pillars oriented vertically towards the qibla, with columns, arched arches and unique crowns reminiscent of those found in the Quraian Mosque in Fez. The confluence of the qibla gallery with its five dome and central hall is a faithful design of the characteristics of the monotheistic religious architecture that had a profound influence throughout the Islamic West.

The Islamic Mosque in the heart of the city of Marrakesh, the spring of the mosque is a history of the ancient ruins of the Vantage period and remains a witness to its history. The name of the Kutoubia mosque is named after the name of the mosque, In the second half of the twelfth century AD, the owner of the Al-Muhashiyya said: "Abd al-Mu'min built a mosque in Dar al-Hajar. The mosque, which was built at the bottom of the city built by Ali bin Yeos, is considered one of the most important mosques in Morocco. It occupies an area of ​​5,300 square meters, with 17 pavilions and 11 domed tombs. The majlis and its minaret decorated in its upper parts with a turquoise-colored ceramic frieze became a symbol of the city, and the magnificent Kuttabia platform is equipped with an automated system of movement which is considered masterpiece of Islamic carpentry art. This pulpit was made in Cordoba at the beginning of the twelfth century at the request of the Almoravid prince Ali ibn Yusuf ibn Tashfin for the mosque which was completed in Marrakech. Transfer of the pulpit to Kutoubia about 1150 AD.