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The Koutoubia Mosque or Kutubiyya Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. The mosque is also known by several other names, such as Jami' al-Kutubiyah, Kotoubia Mosque, Kutubiya Mosque, Kutubiyyin Mosque, and Mosque of the Booksellers.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque Sultanahmet Camii historical mosque Istanbul Blue Mosque the blue tiles adorning interior built between 1609 and 1616 Ahmed I tomb of the founder courtyard
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10/11/2013 : Fréjus, route des Anciens-Combattants-d'Afrique-du-Nord : Mosquée soudanaise (1928-30)
[construite en béton armé par les tirailleurs sénégalais du camp de Caïs, à l'imitation de la mosquée de Djénné au Soudan (actuellement au Mali)]
This is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali (no, not the boxer), located at the medieval Citadel in Cairo, Egypt.
This is a zoomed in view of the mosque shown in full 6 photos back.
I liked the textured pattern on the outside of the dome, which seemed unusual.
Egypt's policy on mosques is very different than Morocco's. Here, visitors can actually enter mosques in t-shirts and without a head covering, although it's better etiquette to cover. In Morocco, other than one or two mosques at designated times, non-Muslims can't go in at all.
The Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden is apparently the largest in Western Europe and can accommodate 5,000 people - although I couldn't quite see how, I must admit - it's big, but it doesn't seem that big! Anyway, last year they had an 'open day' when they invited local residents to come and look round and these pictures are mostly taken on that day (the ones from the road being the exception). It's a fascinating place!
This is the view taken from the mosque, over Morden South station and up the hill (where one of the shots from the road is taken from).
This mosque was built in 1912, a contributory effort of YTM Tunku Mahmud Ibni Almarhum Sultan Tajuddin Mukarram Shah. The site of this mosque was the cemetery of Kedah warriors who had died while defending Kedah from the Siamese in 1821. The architecture of the mosque was inspired by the Azizi Mosque in Tanjung Pura, Langkat Sultanate (present-day North Sumatra). This mosque is enhanced with five prime large domes symbolizing the Five Pillars of Islam.
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.
The Alabaster Mosque sits on top of the citadel outside Cairo Egypt, Mohammad Ali is burried inside.
Frome Wikipedia
The Rüstem Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman mosque located in Hasırcılar Çarşısı (Strawmat Weavers Market) in Eminönü, Istanbul.
It was designed by Mimar Sinan ("Sinan the Architect") for Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha (who married one of the daughters of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah). Its building took place from 1561 to 1563. The mosque is famous for its exquisite İznik tiles, set in beautiful floral and geometric designs, which cover not only the facade of the porch but also the mihrab, minbar, walls, and columns.
The plan of the mosque consists of an octagon inscribed in a rectangle. The dome rests on four semi-domes; not on the axes but in the diagonals of the building.
The arches of the dome spring from four octagonal pillars— two on the north, two on the south— and from piers projecting from the east and west walls. To the north and south are galleries supported by pillars and by small marble columns between them.
Civilizations converge here
In this place, time has mediated between three eras bearing witness, not only in the spirit of forgiveness, which has been imprinted in Egypt throughout its long history and has allowed for harmony between the Pharonic, Roman, Persian, Coptic, and Islamic civilizations on its land but also in maintaining that character in its history.
The place is the mosque of Sultan Hassan Ibn Al-Sultan Al-Nasr Ibn Qualoon, one of the Sultans of the Mamlukes in 1375AD. The mosque is located in the historic town of Al-Qualaa near the Citadel of Salah Al Dein Al Ayouby which embraces within its walls one of the most famous mosques in Egypt, the mosque of Mohammed Ali Pacha. The houses of the historic town of Al-Qualaa were built throughout hundreds of years to carry to us the hallmarks of different civilizations. All these civilizations are very similar even though none of them were built on the foundations of each other, yet they coincided in history by shaping the features of a city that is forever modernizing and broadening while at the same time preserving its historical characteristics.
On the side of this scene appears the character and features of modern Cairo (New Cairo) with sky scrappers and luxury five star hotels overlooking the vast nile river to frame for us the heart of the picture with fervor and moderness and to endorse (bear witness to) history.
The mosque of Sultan Hassan in the historic town of Al-Qualaa, in the heart of old Egypt might be the best representation for harmony and communication. The founder of the mosque was determined that the Sahn (courtyard) of the mosque include four Iwans (open spaces) with each iwan specified for every one of the four madhhabs of islam (Islamic school of law). The four madhhabs are Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbali. These are the schools with followers that competed against each other in the mamluk age and it is as if the sultan Hassan wanted to say to the future generations that there is no substitute for forgiveness, living in-sync and communicating.
Sultan Hassan invited and encouraged communication between followers of different religions and to face the battle between civilizations.
Here in the heart of old Cairo, this scene bears to the whole world an invitation saying living together in harmony is possible and communication is required.
The Şehzade Mosque (Turkish: Şehzade Camii) is a mosque in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Sultan Suleiman I and was built by architect Mimar Sinan between 1543 and 1548. It was considered by architectural historians as Sinan's first masterpiece of classical Ottoman architecture
Interior of the mosque
Interior of the mosque
The mosque has a square plan, covered by a central dome, flanked by four half-domes. The dome is supported by four piers, and has a diameter of 19 meters and it is 37 meters high. Şehzade complex (Külliye) is situated between Fatih and Bayezid complexes. The Külliye consists of the mosque, the tomb (turbe) of Prince Mehmet (which was built prior to the mosque), two schools (medresa), kitchen for the poor and a caravansarai. The mosque and its courtyard are surrounded by a wall that separates them from the rest of the complex
The old mosque in Bobo-Dioulasso
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