Minbar of the Kutubiyya · Islam Museum

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In time

The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

Overview

An ivory-inlaid wooden minbar made by workshops in Cordoba in 1137 CE for the Kutubiyya mosque in Marrakesh; its geometric tiles and gilding make it the most beautiful surviving Islamic minbar. ¹

Impact

It is kept in the Bahia Palace Museum in Marrakesh, a testimony that the workshops of al-Andalus made for the whole Islamic world. ¹

People and things also explored

Arabesque· Girih· Islamic geometric patterns· Mamluk carpets· The Ardabil Carpet· Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul

Sources

Wikidata

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islam.museum contributors. “Minbar of the Kutubiyya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/minbar-kutubiyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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