From the newly promoted List of World Heritage Sites in Africa, the spectacular Great Mosque of Djenné, the largest mud-brick building in the world. The 14th-century mosque is in the city of Djenné, Mali, and is considered by many architects to be the greatest achievement of the Sudano-Sahelian style. The list is richly illustrated with images of heritage sites, and The Signpost recommends that readers visit the sites using Google Earth; the coordinates are provided on many of the image description pages.
This week's "Featured content" covers Sunday 16 – Saturday 22 October
