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I really hope they rebuild the damaged bits... and actually finish it off.
The "ar-Rahman Mosque" (meaning "the Most Merciful," one of the 99 attributes of Allah, and not to be confused with the mosque of the same name in Sadr City) was built on the site of a former horse racetrack in the al-Mansur District. The building is 750 feet across (250 meters) and occupies 11 acres.
It is the most noticeable building on the eastern skyline of the IZ because of its shape –it features a huge central dome, 8 auxiliary domes each with eight half-domes, and looks a bit like a beehive – as well as the cranes that still loom over it.
It was scheduled to be completed in 2004, at which time it would have been the second largest mosque in Iraq. The Shi’i Hawza assumed control of the mosque within days after the fall of the regime. In April 2003, Shiite Muslims held prayers at the mosque, and chanted in one voice, "Muslims: Not Sunna or Shi’a."
Because it was never officially consecrated as a masjid, because it would still cost a significant amount of money to complete, and because of its close association with Saddām, the present government has been wrestling with what to do with the place.
One proposal by the Ministry of Construction, which was actually studied before being discarded as unfeasible, was to turn the domes into a series of apartment complexes...
The prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Damascus has three aisles, supported by columns in the Corinthian order. The interior of the mosque was richly decorated with mosaics, including the largest golden mosaic in the world, at over 4.000 m². However, a fire In 1893 damaged the mosque extensively and many mosaics were lost, although some have been restored since.
Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque, 1603-1619.
Chief architect: Bahaʾ al‐Din al‐Amili (Shaykh Bahai), monument architect: Mohammad-Reza Isfahani.
Isfahan, Iran.
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06/03/2011 with Niky Tanjung
Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, (Independence Mosque) in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia. This is one of those great Landmark in Jakarta.
We planned to shoot a session of modelling, but the model were still sleeping! we suspected :P But it turned out to be a clear day in some part of Jakarta, which is very rare moment. So we headed to Sunda Kelapa Port and then to this Magnifying Mosque, located in the heart of Jakarta. Subhanallah.
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Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the sixth largest mosque in the world. It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and the first President of the United Arab Emirates, who is also buried there. The mosque was officially opened in the Islamic month of Ramadan in 2007.
The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive Mamluk era mosque and madrassa located near the Citadel in Cairo. Its construction began 757 AH/1356 CE with work ending three years later "without even a single day of idleness".[1] At the time of construction the mosque was considered remarkable for its fantastic size and innovative architectural components.
The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fourth largest mosque in the world. It was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 to 1993 when overtaken in size by the completion of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. Subsequent expansions of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina, Saudi Arabia during the 1990s relegated Faisal Mosque to fourth place in terms of size.
Faisal Mosque is the National Mosque of Pakistan. It has a covered area of 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) and has a capacity to accommodate approximately 300,000 worshippers (100,000 in its main prayer hall, courtyard and porticoes and another 200,000 in its adjoining grounds). Although its covered main prayer hall is smaller than that of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca (the world's third largest mosque), Faisal Mosque has the third largest capacity of accommodating worshippers in its adjoining grounds after the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca, the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina.[2]. Each of the Mosque's four minarets are 80 m (260 ft) high (the tallest minarets in South Asia) and measure 10 x 10 m in circumference.
The Faisal Mosque is named after the late King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, who supported and financed the project.
mok and I traveled to Chefchaouen, Morocco in 1999. Still my favourite country to visit. This mosque is in the central square.
No disrespect to the locals - who may not like the idea - but this is the ultimate beatnik holiday spot. Cheap wonderful hotels, cheaper wonderful hashish and an unbelievable medieval town that looks like it's made out of icecream.
I was too chicken to use - and didn't realise the benefit of using - slide film at the time. But every so often the Fuji Superia 200 really did its stuff (or every so often my crappy technique came together :).
I have linear polarizers for my Pentax lenses. I wonder if others agree that the circular polarizers that you need for autofocus cameras have a less intense effect?
The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fourth largest mosque in the world. It was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 to 1993 when overtaken in size by the completion of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. Subsequent expansions of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina, Saudi Arabia during the 1990s relegated Faisal Mosque to fourth place in terms of size.
Faisal Mosque is the National Mosque of Pakistan. It has a covered area of 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) and has a capacity to accommodate approximately 300,000 worshippers (100,000 in its main prayer hall, courtyard and porticoes and another 200,000 in its adjoining grounds). Although its covered main prayer hall is smaller than that of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca (the world's third largest mosque), Faisal Mosque has the third largest capacity of accommodating worshippers in its adjoining grounds after the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca, the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina.[2]. Each of the Mosque's four minarets are 80 m (260 ft) high (the tallest minarets in South Asia) and measure 10 x 10 m in circumference.
The Faisal Mosque is named after the late King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, who supported and financed the project.
(Source: Wikipedia Encyclopedia)
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "You can see that this mosque with its the followers of Mohamed may enter them. Tradition declares that in the cave under the court of that mosque were laid the bodies of Abraham and Sarah, of Issac and Rebekah, of Leah and the mummified form of Jacob. It may be that in some revolution the power of the Turk may be broken; and that cave may give up the mummy of Jacob, as caves in Egypt have given up the forms of great conquering kings, Seti and Rameses."
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In 1992 Sultan Qaboos directed that his country of Oman should have a Grand Mosque. A competition for its design took place in 1993 and after a site was chosen construction commenced in 1995. Building work took six years and four months.
The Mosque is built on a site occupying 416,000 square metres and the complex extends to cover an area of 40,000 square metres.
The Mosque is built from 300,000 tonnes of Indian sandstone. The main musalla (prayer hall) is square (external dimensions 74.4 x 74.4 metres) with a central dome rising to a height of fifty metres above the floor. The dome and the main minaret (90 metres) and four flanking minarets (45.5 metres) are the mosque’s chief visual features. The main musalla can hold over 6,500 worshippers, while the women’s musalla can accommodate 750 worshipers. The outer paved ground can hold 8,000 worshipers and there is additional space available in the interior courtyard and the passageways, making a total capacity of up to 20,000 worshipers.
A major feature of the design of the interior is the prayer carpet which covers the entire floor of the prayer hall. It contains, 1,700,000 knots, weighs 21 tonnes and took four years to produce, and brings together the classical Tabriz, Kashan and Isfahan design traditions. 28 colors in varying shades were used, the majority obtained from traditional vegetable dyes. It is the second largest single piece carpet in the world. The carpet measures over 70 × 60 meters, and covers the 4,343 square meter area of the praying hall, all in a single piece.
The prayer hall is lit by 35 chandeliers made of Swarovski crystal: the grand chandelier being 14 meters tall and weighing 8 tonnes.
The whole interior of the Grand Mosque is panelled with off-white and dark grey marble panelling clothed in cut tile work. Ceramic floral patterns adorn arch framed mural panels set in the marble forming blind niches in a variety of classical Persian, predominantly Safavid, designs. The ceilings are inspired by those of Omani forts. The mihrab in the main prayer hall is framed by a border of Quranic verses and a gilded ceramic surround. The dome comprises a series of ornate, engraved stained glass triangles within a framework of marble columns. (wiki)
It was quite an overcast day and very difficult to get any shots without people.
It was an amazing place to visit.