Koutoubia Mosque, or Mosque of the booksellers, was begun under the Berber dynasty of the Almoravids in 1120, but was substantially rebuilt from 1162 Almohad caliph under Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, and became one of the most characteristic buildings this style. Its name comes from the fact that it was in the souk manuscripts merchants. It is organized on a plan T. This tradition has existed since the construction of the Great Mosque of Kairouan in the ninth century, and is also found in Spain. This is in fact an Arab plan hypostyle1, that is to say comprising a large courtyard surrounded by a portico and a prayer room with columns. The naves are perpendicular to the qibla wall, the central one being wider. ( koutoubia.com) #koutoubiamosque #Morokrew#Marrakech
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The Koutoubia Mosque is a religious building built in the xii th century in Marrakech (Morocco) and representative of the art is a true Almohades.
