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that is located in Djenné , Mali . It was made with mudbrick and is the largest mudbrick structure.]] A mudbrick is an unfired Brick made of Clay . In warm regions with little timber available to fuel a Kiln , bricks were generally sun dried. This had the result that their useful lifespan is reduced to around thirty years. Once a building collapsed, new bricks would have to be made and the new structure rebuilt on top of the rubble of the decayed old brick. This phenomenon is the primary factor behind the mounds or Tell s on which many ancient cities stand. The earliest use of mudbricks was in the mudbricks. Some bricks were formed in a square Mould and rounded so that the middle was thicker than the ends. Adobe is a type of mudbrick also used today to save energy and is an environmentally safe way to insulate a house. The Great Mosque Of Djenné , in central Mali , is the largest structure of this kind. |
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