ABSTRACT The focus of this paper is the state of conservation of the Afro-Brazilian mosques in Yorubaland in Nigeria. These mosques signify a symbolic moment in West Africa’s architectural history as a cross-fertilization of Luso-Brazilian architectural elements with West African Islamic architectural traditions. Their architectural characteristics have been described based on extensive fieldwork in Yorubaland, during which they have been identified, located and documented. By utilizing physical observations, anecdotal evidence, and secondary literature, the paper categorizes the Afro-Brazilian mosques according to their typological and morphologic characteristics and identifies their heritage values. Their significance is highlighted as the evidence of cross-fertilization of imported and local architectural ideas as well as the negotiation of the indigenes with this imported architecture and its implications for urban memory. After addressing the conservation problems concerning the legacy of Afro-Brazilian mosques, the paper finally recommends a way forward for mobilizing action in response to their deterioration and loss.

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重新思考非洲裔巴西清真寺遗产的保护

摘要 本文的重点是尼日利亚约鲁巴兰非裔巴西清真寺的保护状况。这些清真寺象征着西非建筑史上的一个象征性时刻，是葡巴西建筑元素与西非伊斯兰建筑传统的交叉融合。它们的建筑特征是根据在约鲁巴兰进行的广泛实地调查来描述的，在此期间，它们已被识别、定位和记录。通过利用物理观察、轶事证据和二手文献，本文根据类型和形态特征对非裔巴西清真寺进行分类，并确定其遗产价值。它们的重要性被强调为进口和本地建筑思想相互融合的证据，以及土著与这种进口建筑的谈判及其对城市记忆的影响。在解决了与非裔巴西清真寺遗产有关的保护问题后，该论文最后提出了一种前进的方式，以动员行动应对其退化和损失。