alb3960143

Minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, Iraq. Artist: Unknown.

Minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, Iraq. Once the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century CE. The famous spiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra was built in 847 CE by Caliph al-Mutawakkil. The city went into rapid decline after the collapse of the Abbasid empire, but remains a place of pilgrimage for Muslims.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image

Title:

Minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, Iraq. Artist: Unknown.

Caption:

Minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, Iraq. Once the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century CE. The famous spiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra was built in 847 CE by Caliph al-Mutawakkil. The city went into rapid decline after the collapse of the Abbasid empire, but remains a place of pilgrimage for Muslims.

Credit:

Album / Heritage Images / Historic England Archive

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?

Image size:

3565 x 3508 px | 35.8 MB

Print size:

30.2 x 29.7 cm | 11.9 x 11.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

9TH CENTURY • ABBASID DYNASTY • AL ASKARI MOSQUE • AL-MUTAWAKKIL • ARCHITECTURE • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CENTURY • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • DESERT • EXTERIOR • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • GOLDEN MOSQUE • GREAT MOSQUE OF SAMARRA • HISTORIC • IRAQ • IRAQI • ISLAM • ISLAMIC • LOCATION • MALWIYA TOWER • MINARET • MOHAMMEDAN • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • MOSLEM • MOSQUE • MUSLIM • OUTDOOR • OUTDOORS • OUTSIDE • PHOTOGRAPH • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • RUINED • RUINS • SPIRAL (SHAPE) • SPIRAL • UNESCO • WALLS • WORLD HERITAGE SITE