Dating from the 17th century, Larabanga Mosque is the oldest mosque in Ghana, and one of the country’s most revered religious sites. Constructed primarily using packed earth, the mosque was built in a style heavily influenced by western Sudanese architecture, characterized by the use of horizontal timber, pyramidal towers, buttresses, and triangular perforations over entry portals. (...)
Dating from the 17th century, Larabanga Mosque is the oldest mosque in Ghana, and one of the country’s most revered religious sites. Constructed primarily using packed earth, the mosque was built in a style heavily influenced by western Sudanese architecture, characterized by the use of horizontal timber, pyramidal towers, buttresses, and triangular perforations over entry portals. It is one of only eight in the country built in such a manner, and has long been a pilgrimage site for Ghana’s Muslim population. The northwest corner of the building features a minaret, and a Mihrab points east toward Mecca.
