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View from the ruins. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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View from the skirts of the hill. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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Ceiling with alabaster lamp. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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Interior, view towards west. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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West door with pre-Islamic decoration. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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East facade. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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Northwest façade. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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Ceiling caissons. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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New waterspouts. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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West facade. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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Interior, toward the tomb. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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East facade. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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Southwest facade. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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West facade. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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Floral and geometrical motifs of ceiling caissons. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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Section. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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Site plan. Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque, Asnaf, Yemen.
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Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque
Award Cycle: 2002-2004 Cycle
Status: Award Recipient
Country of origin: Yemen
Location: Asnaf, Yemen
Client: General Organization for Antiquities, Manuscripts & Museums and the French Centre for Yemeni Studies
Architect: Marylåne Barret, Abdullah al-Hadrami
Completed: 1996
This mosque, noted for its decorated wood ceiling dates to the 12th century AD. Owing to the deterioration of the roof, the decorated ceiling was restored and some repair was also given to the overall structure.