The 52-metre spiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra, completed in 851 CE, is one of the largest mosques ever built and features a unique helical design unmatched anywhere else in the Islamic world.
Record no. MRB-2026-007062
Home to One of the World's Tallest Spiral Minarets
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