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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
This is one of the modern architectural marvels of the world. Everything about this mosque is simply grand. The colonnades, chandeliers, Persian rug, domes...everywhere you look, it is simply grand. The mosque has very strong Mogul, Persian and Moorish architectural influences. I was visiting just before sunset. Oh, what a joy it was to be there at this time. One thing great about the Arabian desert is that the sunset is the same everyday with the same cloudless sky with pink hues. I will be posting a few pictures of this mosque.
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This gold-plated dome mosque is one of the most beautiful mosque in the Southeast Asian. It is located in Jalan Nurhasim, Meruyung, Limo-Depok. It has 5 gold-plated domes with the largest has 16 meters diameter and 25 meters height. This mosque stands in 100 hectare area meanwhile the mosque itself has 8.000 square meters area.
The Putra Mosque, or Masjid Putra in Malay language, is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Construction of the mosque began in 1997 and was completed two years later. It is located next to Perdana Putra which houses the Malaysian Prime Minister's office and man-made Putrajaya Lake. In front of the mosque is a large square with flagpoles flying Malaysian states' flags.
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The Wazir Khan Mosque (Punjabi/Urdu: مسجد وزیر خان Masjid Wazīr Khān) in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as 'a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634–1635 AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jeha
One of the many pools surrounding the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
The outside of this grand building is made from Italian Marble. Stunning to the eye.
Şebsefa Hatun Mosque - Şebsefa Hatun Camii
Vefa, Fatih District, Istanbul, TR
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ISTANBUL 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics for Peace on Earth..
DÜNYADA BARIŞ için ISTANBUL 2024 Yaz Olimpiyatları ve Paralimpiksleri..!
Courtyard of Şakirin Mosque - Şakirin Camii Avlusu
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One 1stanbul Photo Album, Karacaahmet, Üsküdar District, Istanbul, TR
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SUpport ISTANBUL 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, BRIDGE TOGETHER
ISTANBUL 2020 Yaz Olimpiyatları ve Paralimpiksleri için Destekle, BİRLİKTE KÖPRÜLER KURALIM ...
The Malacca Straits Mosque (Masjid Besar!!) located on the man made island of Malacca (Melaka). Another interesting location to photograph in Malaysia.
The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as ' a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 A.D., during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. Credit Wiki.
Masjid Ubudiah - ranking high on the list of Malaysia's most beautiful mosques, the Masjid Ubudiah (or Ubudiah Mosque) stands proudly and majestically in Kuala Kangsar, with its golden dome and minarets creating a spellbinding sight, from near and afar.
The mosque was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback, a government architect who is notably credited for the design of the Ipoh railway station and the Kuala Lumpur railway station.
Built in 1917 during the reign of the 28th Sultan of Perak, Sultan Idris Murshidul'adzam Shah, the Masjid Ubudiah is located beside the Royal Mausoleum on Bukit Chandan. It was commissioned on the orders of the Sultan, who vowed that he would build a mosque of great beauty as thanksgiving for recovery from an illness which plagued him in those early days.
The construction of the mosque was not without difficulties. Work was interrupted several times, once when two elephants belonging to the sultan's and Raja Chulan were fighting and ran over and damaged the imported Italian marble titles.
The mosque was finally completed in late 1917 at a total cost of RM200,000- quite an astronomical figure for those days. It was officially declared open by Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamtullah Shah, successor to Sultan Idris. This imposing structure is now a symbol of great pride to all Muslims in the state of Perak Darul Ridzuan, the Land of Grace. - Wikipedia
Built by Sinan the Architect, in 1573
Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu - İstanbul
The Piyale Pasa Mosque was commissioned by the grand admiral of the time, Mehmet Piyale Pasa (1553-1577) in the time of Selim II (1566-1574). It was built as a part of a larger complex with a dervish lodge, a madrasa, a bathhouse, and a tomb. Most of the buildings disappeared over time, but the mosque and the tomb remained intact. The complex was constructed on the site of a former dockyard, the site of a planned canal project supported by Piyale Pasa. Discarded after his death, the canal project was intended to enhance civic life in the area.
The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as ' a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634-1635 A.D., during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and later, the Governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan. (The word wazir means 'minister' in Urdu language.) The mosque is located inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate.Thnks Jogi & Nadeem bhai for the company and tips.
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Location: Ömer Avni, Gumussuyu/beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED@28mm | f/16 | ISO 200
HDR: 9 RAW with Exposure bracketed @ -1.0 IL
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Dolmabahce Mosque is situated at the southern end of the Dolmabahce Palace complex. It was constructed between 1853 and 1855 by the renowned Balyan family of architects and combines Baroque and Ampir styles with beautiful circular windows.
The New Mosque (Yeni Cami) forms an impressive backdrop for a flight of pigeons. The "New" is relative as this mosque was built in 1663 and is one of the many beautiful imperial mosques that dots the Eminonu district in Istanbul, Turkey
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these are the biggest mosques in the world taken from Google Earth with terrain off and each image from an altitude of 1000 meters to make it easy to compare
clockwise from top left
1. al Masjid al Haraam in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
2. al Masjid al Nabawi in Madinah, Saudi Arabia
3. Masjid Namirah in Arafat, Saudi Arabia
4. King Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan
5. King Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco
6. Sheikh Zayid Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE
the first three is arranged in size order
i leave the three other mosques for you to decide
The Friday communal prayer mosque Bibi-Khanym (‘senior princess’ or ‘senior wife’) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is one of the largest and most impressive historic mosques in Central Asia and the Islamic world in general.
Bibi-Khanym was the nickname of Saray Mulk Khanym, Amir Timur’s senior wife. Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo, the ambassador of Henry III of Castile to the court of Timur in 1403 - 1405, wrote she was also nicknamed Cano (‘the great khanym’). According to legend, it was Saray who ordered that the mosque be built to please her husband when he came home from his victorious campaign in India. (Hence the mosque was named after her.) However, historians believe Bibi-Khanym Mosque was built by order of Timur himself.
According to Clavijo, Timur wanted to erect the mosque in honor of his wife’s mother. Besides, the word bibi also translated as ‘mother’. This fact, however, has not been authenticated.
They launched the construction of the mosque on May 4, 1399, on the site Tamerlane had chosen for it by himself. The best master craftsmen of the day were involved in the building works, including 200 hundred stonemasons brought from the conquered countries; 500 more workers were busy preparing the stone for the mosque in the mountains and delivered it to Samarkand. Around 100 elephants had been brought to the site from India to speed up the progress of the construction.
The major part of the mosque complex was completed in 5 years, a record at the time. Its yard could accommodate 10.000 of the faithful as early as September 1404. However, Timur did not like the structure when he returned to Samarkand after another campaign. He found that the portal was not large enough in comparison with the madrasah standing across from it. (Named Khanym Madrasah, it had been earlier built by order of Saray Mulk). He wanted the mosque to be the grandest, impressing on people the power of God and the imperial might of himself. Enraged, he ordered that the two aristocrats who had supervised the construction be hung and the portal be replaced with a larger one (finished in November 1404).
Jumeirah Mosque is a mosque in Dubai City. It is said that it is the most photographed mosque in all of Dubai. Organized tours are available for non-Muslims. Construction began in 1976; the mosque is built in traditional Fatimid style.
The shah Faisal Mosque is the largest mosque of Islamabad, Pakistan. It is superbly situated near the Margalla Hills, represents an eight-faceted desert 'tent' supported on four towering minarets.
It has sloping roofs, an opulent marble face and four towering minarets. The complex also houses the Islamic Research Centre, library, museum, lecture hall, cafeteria and the offices of the faculty of the Islamic University situated there.
Building work on the masjid started in 1976. The late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia during his visit to Islamabad in 1966 liked the idea of the construction of a grand Mosque as well as the site and offered to bear the expenditure of the Grand National Mosque Project. Accordingly, this Grand National Mosque has been named after the late King Faisal.
In order to select a befitting design of the mosque, an international competition was organized in 1969. All the leading architects of the Muslim World were invited to submit their designs and out of the several designs received from various countries. The design of Mr. Vedat Dalokay, one of the leading Turkish architects was adjudged to be the best. Hence the Masjid is designed by him.
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By far the most impressive Vakil monument in Shiraz, the mosque was completed in 17and re stored in 1825. It has only two ivans instead of the usual four, on the northern and southern sides of a large open court. The ivans and court are decorated with typical Shirazi haft rangi tiles, a characteristic feature of the art and industry of Shiraz during the latter half of the 18th century .Their gay color and floral designs attracted the admiration of many famous travelers. and give a special charm to this unusual building.
The large winter prayer hall (shabestan) behind the soutivan is supported by a veritable forest of 48 monolithic pillars carved in spirals, each with a capital of acanthus leaves. The minbar, or pulpit, in this hall is cut from a solid piece of marble with a flight of 14 steps.
The mosque, like other Karim Khan Zand structure~, is so solid that even after two violent earth quakes it stands as firm and solid as ever.
Essalam Mosque, Rotterdam Feijenoord, The Netherlands.
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The Essalam Mosque [WAM Architecten] is the largest mosque in the Netherlands and in Europe. Construction was started in October 2003 and the mosque was opened to the public on December 17, 2010. The great central dome is 25 meters high, the two minarets 50.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque that was constructed between 1996 and 2007 is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The largest mosque in the country, it is the key place of worship for Friday gathering and Eid prayers. During Eid it may be visited by more than 41,000 people.
Located just 200 meters from the Jakarta Cathedral is Istiqlal Mosque, the largest mosque in SE Asia.