The Malwiya Tower, a 52-meter-high spiral minaret with an anticlockwise ramp, is a notable architectural feature of the Great Mosque of Samarra, which was commissioned by Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutawakkil in 848 CE and completed in 852 CE.
It was once the largest mosque in the world, spanning 17 hectares. It is primarily made of baked and sun-dried brick, with its design inspired by ancient ziggurats.
The mosque was significantly damaged during the 1278 invasion by Hulagu Khan, with only the outer walls and the Malwiya Tower remaining unharmed. It is currently a component of the Samarra Archaeological City, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Recommended Readings:
- The Monuments of Samarra: Historical Studies and Archaeological Writings by Alastair Northedge.
- Early Islamic Art and Architecture by Jonathan M. Bloom.
- The Art and Architecture of Islam 650–1250 by Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, and Marilyn Jenkins-Madina (Yale University Press Pelican History of Art).
It was once the largest mosque in the world, spanning 17 hectares. It is primarily made of baked and sun-dried brick, with its design inspired by ancient ziggurats.
The mosque was significantly damaged during the 1278 invasion by Hulagu Khan, with only the outer walls and the Malwiya Tower remaining unharmed. It is currently a component of the Samarra Archaeological City, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Recommended Readings:
- The Monuments of Samarra: Historical Studies and Archaeological Writings by Alastair Northedge.
- Early Islamic Art and Architecture by Jonathan M. Bloom.
- The Art and Architecture of Islam 650–1250 by Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, and Marilyn Jenkins-Madina (Yale University Press Pelican History of Art).
The Malwiya Tower, a 52-meter-high spiral minaret with an anticlockwise ramp, is a notable architectural feature of the Great Mosque of Samarra, which was commissioned by Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutawakkil in 848 CE and completed in 852 CE.
It was once the largest mosque in the world, spanning 17 hectares. It is primarily made of baked and sun-dried brick, with its design inspired by ancient ziggurats.
The mosque was significantly damaged during the 1278 invasion by Hulagu Khan, with only the outer walls and the Malwiya Tower remaining unharmed. It is currently a component of the Samarra Archaeological City, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Recommended Readings:
- The Monuments of Samarra: Historical Studies and Archaeological Writings by Alastair Northedge.
- Early Islamic Art and Architecture by Jonathan M. Bloom.
- The Art and Architecture of Islam 650–1250 by Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, and Marilyn Jenkins-Madina (Yale University Press Pelican History of Art).
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