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Excellent article! Some questions and points:
Markalexander100 06:34, 29 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Thank you!
Ah, my point in number 4 was questioning the uniqueness of the community maintenance; I'm sure there are plenty of mosques which are maintained by their community. If it's the festival that's unique, we can say that. Number 2: [1] says "It stands on a raised plinth measuring 75 meters (250 feet) on a side" (so 5625 square metres), which seems much more likely to me. For number 3, how about just "The main entrance, in the south wall"? The current caption gave me the impression that Friday prayers aren't well attended there. ;)
For number 1, I think that it would be easier to understand if we emphasise at the start that the Great Mosque is an exception; how about The Great Mosque is unusual among West African mosques in that its site was not sacred prior to its establishment- the location was previously occupied by a palace. Other mosques were built on the same locations as conical, mud-brick or stone spires representing the protective spirits of ancestors. Some scholars of Islamic architecture, such as Labelle Prussin, believe that these conical spires were integrated into the design of mosques throughout Mali, and point to the Great Mosque as the most prominent example. Markalexander100 08:46, 29 Jun 2004 (UTC)
I've made the changes I proposed above. I also changed the bit about removing the ceramic caps to cool the mosque to ventilate- one of the sources I came across said that the removing is done at night for ventilation, and I presume they wouldn't have to cool it then. Markalexander100 03:07, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Hi, having references and citing them properly is now one of the important featured article criteria. Please help to add some references, preferably at least on print reference, and make sure that the information in them agrees with what is here. Thank you - Taxman 23:51, Nov 4, 2004 (UTC)
I think that the first especially paragraph needs citations. 68.37.205.126 ( talk) 20:14, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
I´have done some Google-Researche about this Article for the german WP and I found this Link. Maybe you find something useful in it. de:Benutzer:Zahnstein -- 80.135.43.225 00:58, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I believe this it is inaccurate to say that Seku Amadu or anyone demolished or ordered the demolition of the mosque. It is (and always was) as I understand it, forbidden to destroy a mosque. What was done, as I recall from a history, was to condemn it by plugging up the drainage from the roof. All structures in Djenné have flat but gently sloping roofs with openings and a kind of fired clay gutter spout - anndalooje in Fulfulde - (usually several) for rainwater to spill out. Close those and nature does the rest.-- A12n 18:59, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
Chapter 7 in Mass & Mommersteeg 1992 provides an excellent source of information on the mosque. It includes a plan and elevations of the building. In studying the chapter I’ve noticed the following discrepancies:
Comparing photographs found on the internet with the figures in the book I notice that the shape of the openings between the inner courtyard and the prayer hall have changed since the book was published. Aa77zz ( talk) 17:33, 17 January 2009 (UTC) unsigned comment added by 76.89.179.9 ( talk) 06:45, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
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I'd like to suggest some additions to the section Cultural significance. The annual festival to maintain the mosque is known as the crépissage, and it occurs each April. In 2018, the festival was nearly canceled due to the increased attacks by militants near Djenné. Source: [2]. Would anyone be willing to add that information? (Note: I've disclosed a conflict of interest with Roads & Kingdoms, and I am not paid for my contributions.) WillA98 ( talk) 18:45, 2 August 2018 (UTC)