"The Mud Mosque of Djenné" Illustrated lecture by Shri Peeyush Sekhsaria at Conference Room - 1, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 16th January 2013

Time : 6:30 pm

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Place : Conference Room - 1, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Muller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : 'The Mud Mosque of Djenné' Illustrated lecture by Shri Peeyush Sekhsaria, consultant in environment, disaster management and development, and photographer
Djenné, a centre of commerce and of Islamic learning in Mali, with a continuous history from 200 BCE, is remarkable for being built entirely in raw earth. Its imposing Great Mosque has a facade over 60m long and up to 15m high, dominated by three towers. Its annual re-plastering ceremony involves everyone in Djenné, with the city’s two quarters competing to complete their section first—a joyous and mind-boggling spectacle, carried out in near-clockwork fashion. The speaker, who has trained in earthen architecture, will describe the experience of witnessing the ceremony, taking in such areas as living heritage, conservation, Mali and its current geo-political situation 

Chair: Prof K.T. Ravindran, Dean, School of Planning and Architecture

Accompanying Event : "The Mud Mosque of Djenné" An exhibition of photographs by Peeyush Sekhsaria at Corridor outside Conference Room - 1, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 16th-22nd January 2013

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