Top of the minaret of the Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, 1977.

Top of the minaret of the Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, 1977.

2-332-314 - Vivienne Sharp/Heritage Images

Top of the minaret of the Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, 1977. This great spiral minaret was built in the mid 9th century by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutawakkil.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Vivienne Sharp, attributed to: British: Photographer
People Related
  1. Al-Mutawakkil: Arabian: Caliph

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia Iraq Şalāḩ ad Dīn Sāmarrā'

  1. 34 11 45 N , 043 53 08 E

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Religion & Belief Islam

Architecture & Archaeology Places of Worship

Lifestyle Religious Beliefs Islam


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5147x3396
File Size : 51,209kb


Aliases

  1. images-072.tif
  1. 0470008043
  1. 2-332-314
  1. 2332314
  1. images-072

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