Alfonso Navarro Táppero
Mosques in Niger
We returned to the river "traveler", the great Niger to discover from the deck of our pinnace hidden architecture, popular, humble perishable and out of the earth, merges with the terroir of that seems to emerge and form beautiful fairytale castles suggestive as Mosques. The architecture is actually hidden because it is tough to see it from the banks of the river. It is all among the lush vegetation covering the banks and there are some timidly slender minerets, so it is only in the case of the most remarkable structures. Architecture is popular here because the inhabitants of the small villages were the ones to erect these small buildings.
The Architecture is perishable because the rainy season is severely punishing to the paint. The Architecture is quite humble, as it is built with faith, love and tenderness. We landed in small towns like Kotaka, Kuna or Buna and contemplated the different ways of construction, always evocative and beautiful, we were thrilled with the ritual that involves our shoes to enter the interior of these small wonders and we enjoyed very much watching with pride that locals show us their most precious treasure. The Niger, a river to daydream, mosques, tiny treasures to discover.
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