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Finally! Ive been able to upload a photo to flickr. There have been a few technical issues between macs and windows, and software, and... anyways. I've been forced away from photoshop and lightroom and only have access to mac photo editor - so the photos won't look as sharp as colourful or whatever, but hopefully will force me to focus a bit more on lines and composition.
So this photo is from a dirty Ayasofya window looking to the blue mosque, and the domes of ayasofya. I wouldn't have discovered it if i hadn't been on my tiptoes and holding my camera up above me to get this shot. I really like the lines moving from right to left, to right again and then the centre with the three towers in the distance.
The Great mosque (Cami-i Kebir – Ulu Cami) was built in 1835-1836 by Seyit Elhac Mehmet Agha, the Turkish Governor.
It is a two-storey building with large windows, and has five arches in front and one on its left flank. The interior of the mosque is divided into three parts by two rows of columns, each row consisting of five round columns connected to the walls by arches.
At the north-west corner of its front courtyard there is an octagonal fountain built in 1748 by Ebubekir Pasha, then Governor of Cyprus, who constructed chains of wells and aqueducts in the Arpera region eight miles east * of the town to supply fresh drinking water to Larnaca.
The cathedral Mosque Kul Sharif. Kul Sharif was well known at the last period of the Kazan Khanate. He was the leader of the Muslims clergy and the supreme seid before the fall of the Kazan Khanate in 1552. It is known that seids were the descendants of the prophet Muhamed...
Dramatic architecture. The architects of this impressive building had a great eye for bringing in exterior light into the mosque.
It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates. The design of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque has been inspired by Persian, Mughal and Moorish mosque architecture, particularly the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan and the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco being direct influences. The dome layout and floorplan of the mosque was inspired by the Badshahi Mosque and the architecture was inspired by Persian, Mughal and Moorish design. Its archways are quintessentially Moorish and its minarets classically Arab. The design of the mosque can be best described as a fusion of Arab, Persian, Mughal and Moorish architecture.
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The Cambridge Central Mosque is Europe's first eco-friendly mosque and the first purpose-built mosque within the city of Cambridge, England.
In 2009, Marks Barfield Architects won the competition with their calm, oasis concept of a British Mosque for the 21st century – Europe’s first eco-mosque.
The £23m project, opened its doors in April 2019 and since then has won a host of architectural accolades, including Architect’s Journal (AJ) Best Community and Faith Project 2019, Brick Development Association (BDA) Best Public Building 2019 and four Structural Timber Awards 2019, including Project of the Year. More recently, Cambridge Mosque has won RIBA East Project Architect of the Year, Building of the Year, Client of the Year and Regional Award and was shortlisted for the 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize.
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Preparing for prayer
There are approximately 350 mosques in Fez’s medina, spread among the different districts.
This is the Al-Qarawiyin Mosque, arguably the world's oldest university. And surprisingly, founded by a woman, Fatima Fihriyya!
For over 1200 years, the Al-Qarawiyin Mosque (or al-Karaouine) has been one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Muslim World.
With a history dating back to the 9th century, this mosque and university have been the selected congregation space for various Muslim saints and scholars throughout the centuries.
Although some mosques are open to tourists, I am not sure if one can enter any Mosque in Morocco. We respectively stayed outside.
Alminar y muro exterior, Gran Mezquita de Cairuán (Túnez), siglo VII. El alminar, iniciado en el año 725 y terminado en el siglo IX, es el más antiguo del mundo.
The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) in Istanbul, completed in 1616, is a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture. Commissioned by Sultan Ahmed I, it blends Islamic and Byzantine styles and is renowned for its interior adorned with over 20,000 blue Iznik tiles, giving it the nickname “Blue Mosque.” Still functioning as a mosque, it remains a key religious site and major tourist attraction, symbolizing Istanbul’s rich history and cultural fusion.
Mosque of Sultan Ibrahim and Chapel of Agia Ekaterini
Fortezza / Rethymno / Crete / Greece
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La mosquée de 130 mètres x 80 mètres est de plan rectangulaire avec quatre iwans donnant sur une cour intérieure. Des galeries voûtées ferment le périmètre avec 288 coupoles et sont soutenues par 208 colonnes monumentales [...]
Un pavillon octogonal a été construit en 1915 à l'emplacement de la sépulture d'un des premiers imams de cette mosquée, par l'architecte boukhariote Chirine Mouradov, dans le portail intérieur. Ce pavillon sert de chaire.
Les façades de la mosquées sont revêtues de briques et de mosaïques recouvertes de glaçure colorée. Source : Wikipédia
The Grand Mosque was constructed between 1996 and 2007.[2] It was designed by Syrian architect Yousef Abdelky.[3] The building complex measures approximately 290 by 420 m (950 by 1,380 ft), covering an area of more than 12 hectares (30 acres), excluding exterior landscaping and vehicle parking.
The Island Mosque in Jeddah was designed by Egyptian architect Abdel Wahed El-Wakil. It stands on a small artficial island created on the edge of the coral reef just off the Jeddah Corniche.
This ramp is closed to the public and is no doubt reserved for the king and other high officials to enter the mosque complex by car.
Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco
The Hassan II Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني, French: Grande Mosquée Hassan II) is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second largest functioning mosque in Africa and is the 7th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's second tallest minaret at 210 metres (689 ft). Completed in 1993, it was designed by Michel Pinseau under the guidance of King Hassan II and built by Moroccan artisans from all over the kingdom. The minaret is 60 stories high topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards Mecca. The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean; worshippers can pray over the sea but there is no glass floor looking into the sea. The walls are of hand-crafted marble and the roof is retractable. A maximum of 105,000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the mosque hall and another 80,000 on the mosque's outside ground.—from Wikipedia
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque 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.
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.
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, photographed on a long weekend there a few years ago.
Sad times in Istanbul today ..
A small hidden Mosque in the area of Scat Urban in Dakar where I first stayed during my time in Senegal.
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The Fatih Mosque (Durres, Albania) built in 1503
A mosque (Arabic:مسجد) is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word entered English from a French word which probably derived from Italian moschea, a variant of Italian moscheta, from either Armenian mzkiṭ or Greek μασγίδιον, from Arabic masjid, meaning "place of worship" or "prostration in prayer", from the Arabic sajada, meaning "to bow down in prayer" or "worship", probably ultimately of Aramaic origin.
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La photo a été prise de la rue principale dont on aperçoit le haut des arcades des boutiques.
La mosquée Kalon ou Kalan, ce qui signifie « grande mosquée », est l'ancienne mosquée principale de Boukhara. Elle a été désaffectée au culte en 1924. Inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco, comme l'ensemble du centre historique de la ville, elle a été construite au début du XVIe sièclesous les Chaybanides à l'emplacement d'une ancienne mosquée du Vendredi du XIIe siècle. Elle pouvait accueillir douze mille personnes. C'est la mosquée d'Asie Centrale la plus importante par ses dimensions après celle de Bibi-Khanoum à Samarcande. Elle se trouve en face de la médersa Mir-i Arab. Elle a été restaurée par l'Unesco.
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La mosquée Putra est la mosquée centrale de Putrajaya, en Malaisie. Construite de 1997 à 1999, elle est située à côté du lac Putrajaya et du Perdana Putra.
The Shah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شاه), also known as Imam Mosque (Persian: مسجد امام), renamed after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and Jaame' Abbasi Mosque, is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran, standing in south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. Built during the Safavid period, ordered by the first Shah Abbas of Persia.
It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture and an excellent example of Islamic era architecture of Iran. The Shah Mosque of Isfahan is one of the everlasting masterpieces of architecture in Iran. It is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its construction began in 1611, and its splendor is mainly due to the beauty of its seven-colour mosaic tiles and calligraphic inscriptions.
(Excerpt from the Wikipedia)
Explored on 9 July 2014 #5
We stayed close to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, so visited it by day and by night; it looked beautiful in every light but was always crowded. On the final morning the pre dawn call to prayer woke us, as usual, and this time, instead of ignoring it, I got up and went to see it in the early morning light. I expected the faithful to be thronging through this gate, answering the wailing speakers that echoed across the city. In fact, it was pretty empty and rather magical.