Malwiya Tower
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Malwiya Tower is the iconic spiraling minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra in Iraq, renowned for its unique helical design and historical significance in early Islamic architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malwiya Tower canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ minaret ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Malwiya Minaret
NERFINISHED
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Spiral Minaret of Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Abbasid architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalType | spiral minaret ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great Mosque of Samarra archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseDiameter | approximately 33 meters ⓘ |
| builderDynasty | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Great Mosque of Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Caliph al-Mutawakkil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | mosque courtyard by a bridge (historically) ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 852 CE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 848 CE ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalSymbolOf | Iraqi heritage ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical landmark
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| damagedDuring | Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damageType | upper section damaged by bombing in 2005 ⓘ |
| designFeature | helical exterior ramp ⓘ |
| era | Abbasid period ⓘ |
| function | call to prayer (historically) ⓘ |
| height | approximately 52 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Samarra Archaeological City UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| influenced | later minaret designs in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Salah al-Din Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Tigris River ⓘ |
| location | Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | baked brick ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Great Mosque of Samarra prayer hall remains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRamps | one continuous ramp GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Mosque of Samarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationChallenges |
effects of conflict
ⓘ
environmental erosion ⓘ |
| rampDirection | counterclockwise spiral ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | conical spiral ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic example of early Islamic architecture
ⓘ
symbol of Samarra ⓘ |
| unescoCriteria |
(ii)
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(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| unescoStateOfConservation | in danger ⓘ |
| unescoWorldHeritageSince | 2007 ⓘ |
| viewFromTop | panoramic view of Samarra ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.