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To appreciate its large size, the outer most minarets of the Badshahi Mosque are 4.2 m taller than those of the Taj Mahal and the main platform of the Taj Mahal can fit inside the 278,784 sq ft (25,899.9 m2) courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque, the largest mosque courtyard in the world.
Built by Yaqub al-Mansur, the Mansouria Mosque is also known as the Kasbah Mosque, being just 100 yards from the monumental gate into this fortified southern part of the Marrakech medina (Bab Agnaou). Although access to the interior is not open to non-Muslims, the impressive architecture of the restored building can be admired by all.
Inside the Mosque Hassan II in Casablanca (Marocco).
This photograph was taken with a single use camera.
The photograph wasn't altered with Photoshop!!!
© 2009 Maradevi LIM
Old mosque in Fort Kochi, built in traditional Kerala style. There's a small pool inside for foot-washing. It blends completely into the surrounding Kerala style houses
Patron, begun 990-996: al-‘Azīz bil-Lāh (Abū Manṣūr Nizār al-'Azīz bi-llāh, the mighty through God) 955-996 (4th son of al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah), Fatimid Caliph (r.975–996).
Patron, continued 996-1013: al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (Abū 'Alī al-Manṣūr al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh, Ruler by the Order of God) 985-1021 (son of al-‘Azīz bil-Lāh), Fatimid Caliph (r.996–1021).
Construction overseer under al-Hakim: Abu Muhammad al-Hafiz 'Abd al-Ghani ibn Sa'id al-Misri.
Owned now & restored in 1980 by: Dawoodi Bohras, from the Shiʿa Ismaʿili Mustaʿli Tayyibi branch of Islam who adhere to the faith of the Fatimid Imam-caliphs.
Islamic Monument #15
The Kampong Kling Mosque in Melaka is one of Malaysia's oldest mosques, built in 1748. It is built in many different styles, like the minaret resembling a Chinese pagoda and the prayer hall in an Indonesian style.
The Shah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شاه), also known as Imam Mosque (Persian: مسجد امام), renamed after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, 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. The mosque has also been called Jameh Mosque of Isfahan over the course of years.
The Tzistarakis Mosque (or Kato Sintrivaniou), located in Monastiraki Square, was built in 1759 by the Turkish military governor Moustafa Agas (or Tzistarakis). Since 1981 it has housed the Museum of Traditional Ceramics.
I went on a photo safari in Dallas the other day, since I'm on holiday for Christmas. I just drove and turned here and there looking for things to photograph. I felt I hit a gold mine when I stumbled into this area. I found decrepit, but photogenic buildings on this street. With good weather, I was having a good day!
Interestingly, I could not see the mosque dome on Google Maps. Wondering how it could look old, but not be on the satellite photos, I did some digging today and discovered that this is actually a film set.
It seems that Hollywood decided to make a film out of the Pentagon's pseudo-propaganda campaign about Jessica Lynch, the famous 2003 American captured by Iraqis. (Jessica herself says her story is way overblown.) So, what better than a run-down area of Dallas, a little sandy texture, an aged mosque dome added, and some fresh coats of paint, and voilà, you have a city in southern Iraq!
This explains the whole, rather eerie scene- the appearance of recent activity, but none at all now. There was Arabic scribbled on some walls, the run-down look, but yet mosque building in Dallas is relatively new, and is usually in the north, not the south side of the city. And it's litter free (again meaning no activity). I even thought it looked like a post-apocalyptic city abandoned after a war. Turns out I was fairly close on that one.
The Floating Mosque (Melaka Mosque) in the town and state of Melaka (Malacca...Europeanized spelling) in Malaysia.
Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica (church), later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 AD until 1453 AD, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. For almost 500 years the principal mosque of Istanbul, Hagia Sophia served as a model for many other Ottoman mosques, such as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque).
The Hassan II Mosque was built according to the instructions of King Hassan II of Morocco. It was completed in 1993 and stands on a promontary over the Atlantic Ocean at Casablanca. It is the third biggest mosque in the world, accommodating 25,000 worshippers. The 200 metre minaret is the tallest in the world.
The Wazir Khan Mosque (Punjabi/Urdu: مسجد وزیر خان Masjid Wazīr Khān) in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive faience tile work. It has been described as 'a mole on the cheek of Lahore'. It was built in seven years, starting around 1634–1635 AD, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. It was built by Hakim Shaikh Ilm-ud-din Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be the court physician to Shah Jahan and a governor of Lahore. He was commonly known as Wazir Khan, a popular title bestowed upon him (the word Wazir means 'minister' in Urdu and Persian). The mosque is inside the Inner City and is easiest accessed from Delhi Gate. The mosque contains some of the finest examples of Qashani tile work from the Mughal period.
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