Talk:Sidi Boumediene Mosque

Zayyanid architecture

Sidi boumedienne is one of the symbole of zayyanid architecture : https://hal.science/hal-01994553v1/file/Charpentier_2014-I-2%201.pdf 86.69.237.239 (talk) 15:21, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Nothing in that source says that, so this is just your POV. R Prazeres (talk) 15:23, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

It is not a symbol of the Zayyanid architecture; however, many of its elements were heavily influenced by the architectural tradition of Tlemcen. This indicates that Tlemcenians might have played a major role in its construction. For instance, the main entrances of both the Sidi Boumediene and Sidi Halwi mosques appear to imitate the main entrance of the Tachfiniya Madrasa, in accordance with Charpentier's observations. Additionally, the zellij decorations at the entrance allow us to affirm that Abu al-Hasan called upon artisans from the Abd al Wadids to create the decoration of the entrance door, also noted by Charpentier. Tayeb188 (talk) 16:16, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Yes, there's no reason to think it wasn't built by local craftsmen, as is usually the case, but stylistically the Marinids, Zayyanids, and Nasrids were all building in the same western-Islamic tradition (minor local variations notwithstanding), which is covered at the Moorish architecture article linked in the infobox. Beyond that, major scholarly references only further categorize monuments according to the patron dynasty that built them; anything else is WP:OR so it's not for Wikipedia. For example, there's suggestion (by Charpentier and others) that Tlemsani craftsmen contributed to the madrasa in Chellah, but that monument is still "Marinid". R Prazeres (talk) 17:55, 3 September 2023 (UTC)