This building, in an ancient city, is nearly one century old. It stays looking new because it gets a new surface every year. Name the building, the city, and the rather odd ornaments that top each of the three spires.
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ANSWER: The building is the Great Mosque in Djenne, Mali. Each spire is topped with an ostrich egg to symbolize fertility and purity. Each spring, the local people replaster the outside so it stays looking new.
10 November, 2007
(109) New Old Buildings
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The Great Mosque/The Friday Mosque, Djenne, Mali. The objects atop the minarets are ostrich eggs, which symbolize purity and fertility (that's kind of an oxymoronic concept isn't it?)
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Great work Leendaluu!
That was a really great question, Techfun--I love the ones that teach me something in the process. Thanks.
Me too. My favorite questions are the ones that require actual research and end up teaching far more than just the answer. Your Jello San Francisco one was like that.
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