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What is most unusual is that in the middle of Luxor Temple, and what we actually went to visit, there is a mosque.
Mid-day mosque, this gentleman is carefully placing his footwear on the steps before entering. Zanzibar feb 2008
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Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is a Mosque located in the center of Banda Aceh city, Aceh Province, Indonesia.
Quba Mosque near Madinah. This was the first mosque built by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) after his emigration from Makkah to Madinah.
For those who maintain their wudhu from home and pray Tahiyattul masjid at the mosque, they receive rewards like that of Umrah.
Putra Mosque steals the limelight as one approaches the city of Putrajaya with three quarter of the beautiful dusky pink mosque “floats” on Putrajaya Lake. The mosque is no doubt one of Putrajaya's most distinctive landmarks and arguably one of the most modern mosques in the world.
The architecture of the mosque is commendable. It reflects the evolution of mosque designs in Malaysia, with its Islamic-inspired architecture taking into account traditional design elements and craftsmanship, local materials and weather conditions.
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Ancient Byzantine church converted to a mosque about 500 years ago / years of damage from fires, earthquakes, use, etc.
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The Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakech, Morocco. The minaret was completed under the reign of the Almohad Caliph Yacoub el-Mansour (1184-1199) and was used as model for Giralda of Seville then for the Hassan Tower of Rabat.
The name is derived from the Arabic al-Koutoubiyyin for librarian, since it used to be surrounded by sellers of manuscripts. It is considered the ultimate structure of its kind. The tower is 69 m (221 ft) in height and has a lateral length of 12.8 m (41 ft). Six rooms (one above the other) constitute the interior; leading around them is a ramp by way of which the muezzin could ride up to the balcony. It is built in a traditional Almohad style and the tower is adorned with four copper globes.
According to legend, they were originally made of pure gold, and there were once supposed to have been only three. The fourth was donated by the wife of Yacoub el-Mansour as compensation for her failure to keep the fast for one day during the month of Ramadan. She had her golden jewelry melted down to fashion the fourth globe.
This is a mosque site on the top of the reef and built on the stilt. At high tide I was informed that this is literally like a floating mosque.
A mosque in Niamey, capital of Niger, Africa.
From January 2006 – 2007, the ARM Mobile Facility (AMF) supported the Radiative Atmospheric Divergence using AMF, GERB, and AMMA Stations (RADAGAST) field campaign conducted in Niamey, Niger. The purpose of the experiment was to study dust storms, specifically their impact on incoming solar energy and monsoon generation.
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The Süleymaniye Mosque, built on the order of Sultan Süleyman (Süleyman the Magnificent), "was fortunate to be able to draw on the talents of the architectural genius of Mimar Sinan" (481 Traditions and Encounters: Brief Global History). The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1558..
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This "vast religious complex called the Süleymaniye...blended Islamic and Byzantine architectural elements. It combines tall, slender minarets with large domed buildings supported by half domes in the style of the Byzantine church Hagia Sophia (which the Ottomans converted into the mosque of Aya Sofya)" (481 Traditions and Encounters: Brief Global History)..
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The design of the Süleymaniye also plays on Suleyman's self-conscious representation of himself as a 'second Solomon.' It references the Dome of the Rock, which was built on the site of the Temple of Solomon, as well as Justinian's boast upon the completion of the Hagia Sophia: "Solomon, I have surpassed thee!" The Süleymaniye, similar in magnificence to the preceding structures, asserts Suleyman's historical importance. The structure is nevertheless smaller in size than its older archetype, the Hagia Sophia..
MGR has constructed the mosque at Kuningan in West Java. The reason for selecting this particular area was that it was without a permanent mosque for over 5 years following an earthquake in the region, and people were slowly moving away from their daily prayers whilst others prayed on the harsh surface.
The mosque was moved to a new location so that if another earthquake or flood occurs in the region it will not be damaged.
1. Name of the mosque is Masjid Haji Ibrahim, 2. Mosque location is in Kuningan , West Java.
Historical Mosque Umayyad also famous for Yazeed's Rule. He used to run his government from here. This is where the Head of Imam Hussain A.S was kept on display.
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii) is an historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). 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. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction
iktikaf (sitting) at a mosque, waiting for morning (fajr) prayer in Tengkera, Malacca, Malaysia
tengkera mosque www.virtualmalaysia.com/community/travel_experience/more....
The Sultan Hassan Mosque is considered stylistically the most compact and unified of all Cairo monuments. It is one of the masterpieces of Mamluk architecture. The building was commissioned by Sultan Hassan bin Al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun in 1356 AD as a mosque and religious school for all four juristic branches of Sunni Islam
Mosque. This building is where the faithful pray -- on the porch in hot weather, inside when it is cooler. The front of the mosque is oriented to Mecca. The painted and carved wooden pillars and wooden ceiling are typical of mosques in this region. This prayer building is in the same complex as the entryway and minaret photo also in this set.
Kuantan State Mosque, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
I tried to frame as most feature of the mosque as i can.The internal courtyard give natural ventilation and lighting. The minaret is common in most Islamic Architecture. the verandas is one of identity of tropical architecture. this is because people in this type of climate country enjoy being in natural environment.