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The cascading domes and six slender minarets of the Sultanahmet Mosque (better known as the "Blue Mosque") dominate the skyline of Istanbul.
In the 17th century, Sultan Ahmet I wished to build an Islamic place of worship to rival the Hagia Sophia, and the mosque named for him is the impressive result. The two great architectural achievements stand next to each other in Istanbul's main square, and it is up to visitors to decide which is more impressive.
The Blue Mosque was commissioned by Sultan Ahmet I as a rival to Hagia Sophia and designed by architect Mehmet Aga (Aga's unfortunate predecessor was fired - i.e., executed).
Construction on the mosque began in 1609 and took seven years. Sultan Ahmet died only a year after the completion of his masterpiece, at the age of 27. He is buried just outside the mosque with his wife and three sons.
the peaks on the front of the mosque are a stylized hand, depicting (in a non-representational muslim way) 4 fingers and a thumb. i had a really hard time getting a good photo of this because the village was so small with little room between buildings to give me a clear shot. you'll just have to take from granted that it looked really cool in real life
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.
This mosque was built in 1904 by the Dungan community. Not a single nail was used in it's construction.
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq : An early convert to Islam and a senior companion (Sahaba) of prophet Muhammad. (pbuh) Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad. Upon Muhammad's death he became the first Muslim ruler .
La mosquée Koutoubia, ou mosquée des libraires, fut débutée sous la dynastie berbère des Almoravides en 1120, mais fut profondément remaniée à partir de 1162 sous l'émir Almohade Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, et devint l'un des édifices les plus caractéristiques de ce style. Son nom vient du fait qu'elle se situait dans le souk des marchands de manuscrits.
La mosquée des libraires s'organise sur un plan en T. Cette tradition existe depuis la construction de la mosquée de Kairouan au ixe siècle, et se retrouve également en Espagne. Il s'agit en fait d'un plan arabe hypostyle, c’est-à -dire comportant une grande cour entourée d'un portique et une salle de prière à colonnes. Les nefs sont perpendiculaires au mur de qibla, celle du centre étant plus large ; et la travée qui longe le mur qibli est également magnifiée, ce qui forme un T, d'où le nom. Le mihrab est traité comme une niche très profonde, et le minaret, haut de 69 m, est de section carrée, selon la tradition de l'occident musulman.
Ses 17 nefs, soutenues par de nombreux piliers blancs, abritent l'une des plus vastes salles de prière de l'Occident musulman (90 x 60 m) pouvant accueillir jusqu'à vingt mille fidèles. Le bâtiment a été restauré dans l'esprit du monument original en 1990, sous l'autorité du ministère de la Culture marocain.
- Traitement photo (normal et traitement noir et blanc). Pas de photos en HDR (High dynamic range) cette fois-ci.
Just digging in some of my archives - here is a shot from 2002 - Mosque in Colcata/bengal/India. A beautiful place. I was fortunate to have a guide who managed to get me in without any time limit. my first Canon D60/6Mpix but already a real keeper. I still have it and sometimes shoot it.
At one stage I came out into this area and an Egyptian girl was at the top of the steps, with her bloke taking photos.
De moskee.
Schoentjes af, de handen reinigen en we kunnen binnengaan. De ruimte is heel fris, donker en verdeeld door veel steunpijlers. De vrouwen mogen niet deelnemen aan de diensten binnenin de moskee. Zij wachten buiten de moskee.
Onderweg van Ouagadougou, de hoofdstad, richting zuidwest Bobo-Dioulasso.
Great Mosque (Masjid Raya), Medan, North Sumatera.
Great Mosque in Medan - Indonesia This Great mosque was one of the Sultan Deli legacies in North Sumatra other than the Maimoon Palace. This mosque was still utilized by the Muslim community to pray every day. Some of the building materials for this mosque decoration were made in Italy. Foreign tourists visit this mosque from various countries all over the World. This Great mosque is the most beautiful and biggest mosque in North Sumatra. Sultan Makmun Al Rasyid built this mosque in 1906. This Great mosque is located only 200 m from Maimoon Palace.
Bani is a small town on the way from Ouagadougou to Gorom-Gorom. It looks interesting, and has an interesting story. A series of seven fascinating mud-brick mosques are scattered around the town, several on hill tops, standing out against the sky as you approach. I was told the mosques are laid out in the same pattern as in Mecca, though I have not been able to confirm this.
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www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2007/11/bani.html
Underground Mosque - Yeraltı Kurşunlu Mahzen Camii
Sanatın Ustaları ~ Masters of Art
One 1stanbul Photo Album, Karaköy, Beyoğlu District, Istanbul, TR
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No other word than Subhanallah and Alhamdulillah that I could have chance to be at Nabawi Mosque, Madinah, SA. Photo taken about after subuh praying time when the sun also start shining.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam and sits, along with the Dome of the Rock, on the Temple Mount. The mosque was originally a small prayer but was rebuilt and expanded by in 705 AD. The mosque has been restored over the last 1000 years due to damage by earthquakes.
Jumeirah Mosque is a mosque in Dubai City. It is said that it is the most photographed mosque in all of Dubai. (Wikipedia)
Mosque is dedicated to King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who paid for the construction of the mosque, as a gift to the new Islamic republic of Pakistan.
In one of our classes in London, we studied the Islamic faith. We learned a significant amount of information in that class, and we learned even more when we visited a Turkish mosque in London. The experience, for the women especially, was interesting. Our shoes had to be taken off immediately upon entering the mosque and women had to wear a head covering. The women were separated from the men. We looked down on them during the service. It was a different lifestyle that many of us hadn't known, and we learned a lot about Muslim faith.
Bani is a small town on the way from Ouagadougou to Gorom-Gorom. It looks interesting, and has an interesting story. A series of seven fascinating mud-brick mosques are scattered around the town, several on hill tops, standing out against the sky as you approach. I was told the mosques are laid out in the same pattern as in Mecca, though I have not been able to confirm this.
uit:
www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2007/11/bani.html