Great Mosque of Djenne
Greetings, I was briefly in the mosque in 1975. Two elements have stayed with me. The pillars were square and large. The space between the pillars was the same size as the pillars. Spacings of two meter pillars and two meter floor space would would fill the mosque wih 90 units. Take out one row to have open space on the east side, and the pillars become 78. I am not sure about the entry side, but more space seems necesssary. If a row is taken out, the pillars become 72.
A curiosity of 2 x 2m pillars and floor space is that the views were up and down rows.
The size of pillars may be different. The equity of spacing must go with it. I am confident of equal spaces.
Larry
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