Talk:Great Mosque of Tlemcen
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Date of foundation seems to be 1136, not 1082
editI had a quick look and multiple sources (Marçais 1955, DiscoverIslamicArt, Al-Qantara) all date to the mosque to 1136, with no mention of a 1082 foundation. Without specific inline citations, it's hard to tell what source this date comes from. Is this date actually supported? Otherwise the date should be attributed to 1136 until reliable sources are found saying otherwise (in which case both interpretations can be mentioned). Robert Prazeres (talk) 18:15, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
- Needless to say, I did a lot more research in expanding this article, and the question has been cleared up. (Essentially there's an inscription in the mosque with the date 1136, but Georges Marçais actually argued after his initial description that the mosque must have been founded in 1082 when Tagrart was founded, and it's clear that later scholars have agreed with him.) R Prazeres (talk) 20:29, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Did you know nomination
edit- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by DanCherek (talk) 14:02, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
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- ... that the ornamental dome of the Great Mosque of Tlemcen is considered one of the most exceptional examples of Almoravid architecture? Source: Almagro, Antonio (2015). "The Great Mosque of Tlemcen and the Dome of its Maqsura". Al-Qantara, vol. 36. Article can be downloaded directly here. Hook supported in opening line: "The dome covering the space adjoining the mihrab of the great mosque of Tlemcen together with its adornments, have always been considered as one of the most outstanding works of art of the Almoravids."
- Reviewed: Barnham Court (Feb 18)
- Comment: Expanded on February 22-23; I did a rough count (by copy-pasting into MS Word) and counted 537 characters in the last version before this (Nov 10) and 6039 in the current prose. PS: the words "considered one of" could be replaced with "among" to be slightly shorter but I wasn't sure if this was clear enough wording.
5x expanded by R Prazeres (talk). Self-nominated at 20:55, 23 February 2021 (UTC).
This article is new enough and plenty long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:25, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
