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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...
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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.
Two more views of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque in Naqsh-e Jahan Square. The beautiful lady on the right is my lovely wife, Suriya. We've been married for 47 years.
Wikipedia: Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during the Safavid Empire, standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1619. It was built by the chief architect Mohammadreza Isfahani, during the reign of Shah Abbas I of Persia.
The purpose of this mosque was for it to be private to the royal court (unlike the Shah Mosque, which was meant for the public). For this reason, the mosque does not have any minarets and is smaller. Indeed, few Westerners at the time of the Safavids even paid any attention to this mosque, and they certainly did not have access to it. Today, these doors are open to visitors.
The 17th century Sultan Ahmet Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, is also known as the Blue Mosque for the thousands of blue Iznic tiles which cover much of the interior.
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.
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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Seen in the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, Oman on the last stop of my Discover the World tour in November 2019.
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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.
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 ..
Oldest mosque in Penang (colour / tone edited by software).
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Cordoue ,harmonie réussie entre les peuples musulmans juifs et catholiques qui marquèrent la cité d une richesse architecturale incomparable ,cette superbe mosquée est sans conteste l emblème de cette splendeur passée
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 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.
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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.
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey.
The design of these ceilings "expand" the interior space like there are no boundaries between heaven and earth.