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Description
Property Name: Old Friday Mosque of Vendredi
Inventory No: –
Date of infill of the inventory form: –
Country (State party): Comoros
Province : Moroni
Town: Vendredi
Geographic coordinates: 11°42’13.51″N
43°15’5.94″ E
Historic Period: 19th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 19th Century
Style: Arab-African
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
The Moroni Mosque, also known as the Friday Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Moroni, the capital of the Comoros. It is one of the tourist sites of the square with its architecture and history. This mosque was built at the beginning of the 19th century.
Selection Criteria
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
Well preserved.
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