Mosque of the Three Doors
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The Mosque of the Three Doors is a small 9th-century mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia, renowned for its distinctive triple-arched façade and one of the oldest sculpted stone inscriptions in Islamic architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mosque of the Three Doors canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic monument
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction | 9th century ⓘ |
| city | Kairouan ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 866 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 866 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| countryCapitalNearest | Tunis ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important example of early Islamic architecture in Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Muhammad ibn Khairun ⓘ |
| founderOrigin |
Islamic Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| hasArchitecturalElement |
courtyard
ⓘ
mihrab ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ sculpted stone inscription ⓘ stone frieze ⓘ stucco decoration ⓘ three arched doorways ⓘ |
| hasFaçadeFeature | triple-arched façade ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | no ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Medina of Kairouan ⓘ |
| inscriptionFunction | commemorative inscription ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| inscriptionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| inscriptionMentions |
date 866
ⓘ
founder Muhammad ibn Khairun ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | Kufic script inscription ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kairouan
ⓘ
Kairouan ⓘ
surface form:
Medina of Kairouan
North Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricQuarter |
Kairouan
ⓘ
surface form:
old city of Kairouan
|
| locatedNear | Great Mosque of Kairouan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive triple-arched façade
ⓘ
early example of exterior decorative façade in Islamic architecture ⓘ one of the oldest sculpted stone inscriptions in Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| orientation | towards Mecca ⓘ |
| region | Kairouan Governorate ⓘ |
| relativeSize | small mosque ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Kairouan
ⓘ
surface form:
Medina of Kairouan
|
| usesMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.