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Atop a hill and immediately across from the magnificent Alhambra sits today the Mosque of Granada. Built only recently, elements of it's architecture mimic those of Moorish Spain. One of the oft-repeated lines of calligraphy that adorns the Alhambra, wa la ghalib Allah (there is no victor besides Allah), is also seen on the wall in the courtyard of the mosque. I took this photo because the shadows stood out and I was struck by the minimalism.
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Inner courtyard of Sultan Hassan Mosque, Cairo.
Le village d'El-Goléa (la petite forteresse) aurait été fondé, durant le 14e siècle, par un certain Abû Hafs, religieux venu de Homs (Syrie).
Difficile d'accès, ce rocher au centre de la vallée était l'endroit idéal pour la méditation et l'adoration du Créateur.
Au fur et à mesure, des familles vinrent s'installer autour du lieu de prière de l'homme pieux.
La mosquée historique, d'architecture locale, a été complètement rasée lors de travaux de modernisation du lieu de culte et de l'école coranique.
Tassamert - Wilaya de Bordj Bou Arreridj - Algérie
Décembre 2017
The Al Fanar Building as seen from the new mosque adjacent to the Doha Souk. This is probably one of the first few photos of this new mosque ever posted. The mosque is not yet opened - the interior finishing works are still being currently done.
Dabgir Mosque
Dabgir Mosque in Thatta is thought to be the oldest monument of Thatta. This mosque is also known as the Mosque of Amir Khusrao Khan Charkas, a descendent of Changez Khan who was made governor of Thatta in 1590, when the Mughals annexed Sindh. Khusrao Khan Charkas is credited with building over 360 public monuments in Thatta alone, including mosques, tombs, bridges, inns, wells, and masdrassahs (schools).
This elegant made mosque is now totally ruined and this all because of neglected management of Archeology (Asar-e-Qadima) and the Pakistan Government, if the management committee of old monuments do nothing about this, then in few years it will be finish.
The Selat Melaka Mosque in Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia lit up at night. I've had this mosque on my list for several years now, and on my fifth trip to Malyasia I finally took a weekend trip to Melaka with my coworker and got the shot!
We are now headed north and are passing through Tamale. This photo was taken on the fly as we drove. One of the good thing about uploading these photos is that it has sometimes motivated me to do little bits of research. In this instance it is that this mosque is of the Ahmadiyya branch of Islam has been recently refurbished and has a capacity of 3000. My map location is approximate.
Rustam Pasha Mosque - near the Spice Bazar, Eminonu Square, Istanbul.
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The Rüstem Pasha Mosque (Turkish: ' Rüstempaşa Camii') is an Ottoman mosque located in Hasırcılar Çarşısı (Strawmat Weavers Market) in the Tahtakale neighborhood, of the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey..
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The Rüstem Pasha Mosque was designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for Grand Vizier Damat Rüstem Pasha (husband of one of the daughters of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah). Rüstem Pasha died in July 1561 and the mosque was built after his death from around 1561 until 1563.[1] The mosque complex hosts now a Koran School.
The Yeni Mosque, New Mosque or Mosque of the Valide Sultan (Turkish: 'Yeni Cami, Yeni Valide Camii') is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated on the Golden Horn at the southern end of the Galata Bridge. It is one of the best-known sights of Istanbul.
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii) is a historic mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior..
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It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is still popularly used as a mosque..
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After the Peace of Zsitvatorok and the unfavorable result of the war with Persia, Sultan Ahmet the First decided to build a big mosque in Istanbul to calm God.[citation needed] It would be the first imperial mosque for more than forty years. While his predecessors had paid for their mosques with their spoil of war, Ahmet the First had to remove the funds of the Treasury, because he had not gained remarkable victories. It caused the anger of oulémas, the Muslim jurists. The mosque must be built on the site of the palace of the Byzantine emperors, in front of the basilica Ayasofya (at that time, the mosque the most worshipped in Istanbul) and the racecourse, a site of a big symbolic meaning. Big parts of the south shore of the mosque rest on the foundations, the vaults of the old Grand Palace.
The Kampung Keling Mosque at Harmony Street in Malacca, Malaysia. Pic taken during my trip to Malacca in Malaysia from 28th - 30th Aug 2009. Sightseeing with me in my blog: Malacca!
*Note: More pics of Architectural, Interior and Exterior Designs in my Architectural, Interior and Exterior Designs Album.
This is a temple inside a temple. Silt once covered the floor so the door in the photo was ground level
ISTANBUL, TURKEY, - APRIL 28: Symmetrical composition of the interior of the famous mosque, on April 28, in Istanbul, Turkey,
The Wilayah Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia follows the form of Turkish Ottoman mosques, particularly in the overall arrangement of the domes.
A total of twenty outer domes and seventeen inner domes were erected for the Wilayah Mosque in 2000. The hemispherical 31.2m wide main dome with arched windows at its base, has half domes beneath it and a vault joining it to a monumental portal arch facing the courtyard.
The outer shell of the domes is finished in mosaic tiles with decorative motifs designed in the style of Safavid mosques in Isfahan. A crescent moon finial in a gold finish sits on the apex of the main dome.
Masjid Negara. It does not follow the conventional Middle Eastern mosque design of domes and arches.
The largest mosque in Xinjiang, and one of the largest in China, Id Kah Mosque (Aitika Qingzhen Si) was probably founded in 1738, although it possibly stands on the site of a smaller mosque, built in the 15th century.
Built in the Central Asian style and altered over the centuries, the mosque’s current structure dates back only as far as 1838, and was badly damaged during the Cultural Revolution.
In Xinjiang regions, muslim children under the age of 18 are barred from attending mosques.
The Laleli Mosque was built by Sultan Mustafa III from 1760–1763, designed in the baroque style by Ottoman imperial architect Mehmet Tahir Ağa
The complex was destroyed by a fire in 1783 shortly after its completion and was immediately rebuilt. A fire in 1911 destroyed the madrasah, and subsequent road construction work destroyed many other auxiliary structures to the mosque.