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grand mosque of djenne, said to be the largest mud-brick building in the world, was built in 1908 in the same location of the original mosque that dated from the 13th century.
djenne, mali
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This great mosque of Old Delhi is the largest in India, with a courtyard capable of holding 25,000 devotees. It was begun in 1644 and ended up being the final grand building by Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort.
" La mosquée aux pommes d'Or est un édifice religieux du XIIe siècle édifié sous le règne du sultan Yacoub El Mansour, situé près de l'ancienne porte Bab Agnaou à Marrakech.
Anciennement connue sous le nom de mosquée d'El Mansour, elle fut reconstruite en 1569 suite à une explosion, et renommée « mosquée aux pommes d'or » car, selon une légende, les boules de son lanterneau auraient été réalisées avec l'or des bijoux de l'épouse de Yacoub El Mansour (qui fait construire la Koutoubia).
Longue de 80 mètres, elle se repère par son minaret décoré d'entrelacs en losanges de couleur turquoise, surmonté de tuiles multicolores. Elle se compose d'une salle de prière et de onze nefs."
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The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul. It is the largest mosque in the city, and one of the best-known sights of Istanbul. The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1558. In my opinion, the interior of the Suleymaniye Mosque was more beautiful than the more popular and much more crowded Blue Mosque.
LalaMustafaPasa The building which was constructed between the years 1298-1312 in the Lusignan period is one of the most beautiful Gothic structures of the Meditteranean region. The Lusignan kings would be inaugurated as the King of Cyprus at the St. Sophia Cathedral in Nicosia first, and following this they would be crowned as the King of Jerusalem at the St. Nicholas Cathedral in Famagusta. These ceremonies continued to be held until 1571 when the cathedral was turned into a mosque by the Ottoman Turks.
This is a small mosque in Nicosia, Cyprus. The exact date of it's construction is unknown. The mosque is dedicated to the flag-bearer (Turkish: bayraktar), who fell whilst planting the first Ottoman flag on the walls of Nicosia on the Constanza bastion, on 9 September 1570 during the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus.
Djinguereber Mosque
The second mosque that led to Timbuktu's World Heritage designation is the Djinguereber Mosque. Built around 1325 by the poet/architect Abu Ishaq as-Sahili from Andalus, it is the largest of the three historically important mosques of Timbuktu. The structure is mostly of earth construction (local soil mixed with straw, fiber and wood). It contains three inner courts, two minarets and 25 rows of pillars providing prayer space for 2000 people. In historical times, these three mosques served not only as places of worship but were also the homes of Islamic scholars known as the Ambassadors of Peace.
Timbuktu, Mali
A night shoot at The Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque, Gibraltar. Built in 1997 the project cost some five million pounds, and is possibly the most expensive mosque in Europe per square metre, alongside being one of the largest Mosques in a non-Muslim country. For the inauguration ceremony and reception, the brother of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, the project’s sponsor, HRH Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the King’s youngest son, HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdulaziz, visited the Rock, together with many other members of the Saudi royal family and other invited guests in an incredible entourage comprising some sixty limousines, accompanied by some incredible scenes of security measures.
Selat Melaka Mosque aka floating mosque as when the tide is high it looks as if it is floating.
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The Hassan Basha Mosque (Arabic: مسجد حسن الباشا, Masjid Hassan El-bacha) is a mosque in Oran, built in 1797 during the reign of Mohamed Bey large order of Baba Hassan Basha of Algiers (the expulsion of the Moors). First imam of the mosque, Sheikh Sidi Mohamed El-Sunni Al-Mahaji.
The Shah Mosque(Jameh Abbasi Mosque) known as Imam mosque(after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran) is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran, standing in south side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square. Built during the Safavi period, ordered by Shah Abbas the first.
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii) is an historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior.
It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction.
The design of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development. It incorporates some Byzantine elements of the neighboring Hagia Sophia with traditional Islamic architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period. The architect has ably synthesized the ideas of his master Sinan, aiming for overwhelming size, majesty and splendour. It has 6 minarets along with 8 domes and 1 main one.
Eşrefoğlu Mosque.....is the only wooden mosque where several decorative techniques of stone, brick, ceramics and painting were used together. It is still a mystery how the wooden portions of the mosque, built in 1299, lasted until today without decay Eşrefoğlu Mosque, built in 1299 in the Beyşehir district of the central Anatolian province of Konya, is an architectural mystery. How the wooden parts of the mosque survived until today without decay has baffled scientists. The seven-century-old mosque has a special place in Turkish architecture since it is the only wooden mosque where several decorative techniques of stone, brick, ceramics and painting were used together. Built by Eşrefoğlu Süleyman Bay in 1297-1299, Eşrefoğlu Mosque is known as the biggest flat-ceiling mosque placed on wooden pillars, the Anatolia news agency reported. The historical building is still open to worship and is considered a “Turkish museum made of wood” thanks to its superior handicraft of wood and ceramics. Eşrefoğlu Mosque, a unique example of Islamic architecture, is also noteworthy for its wooden pillars as well as ornaments and fresco paintings on the ceiling.
Arches inside one of the many mosques in Shiraz, Iran.
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La Mosquée bleue, la mosquée du sultan Ahmet ou la mosquée Sultanahmet (en turc Sultan Ahmet Camii ou Sultanahmet Camii) est l'une des mosquées historiques d'Istanbul. Elle est notamment connue pour les céramiques à dominante bleue qui ornent les murs intérieurs, et lui ont valu son nom en Europe.
Elle fut construite entre 1609 et 1616, sous le règne du sultan Ahmet Ier. Comme beaucoup d'autres mosquées, elle comporte également la tombe du fondateur, une médersa et un hospice. La mosquée Sultanahmet est devenue l'une des attractions touristiques les plus populaires d'Istanbul.
Elle fut un point de départ du pèlerinage à La Mecque et a le privilège de comporter six minarets : la Mosquée sacrée de La Mecque en comptait autant à l'époque, mais en a depuis reçu un septième.
D'après diapositive.
The Goaldi Mosque (1519) at Sonargaon near Dhaka, Bangladesh, dates from a time when the capital of Bengal was here.