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This is my first completed building for the Medina al Musawrah collab at Brickfair NoVA 2025, which depicts a near-future Middle Eastern city. This building was loosely inspired by the Mehmet Agha Mosque on Rhodes, which I saw in 2023, and so I've given it the same name. Many of its namesake's architectural features are visible here, but they've been rearranged and altered to fit the look of collab, and my own whims. While the mosque on Rhodes was my main inspiration, I have seen a great deal of Moorish Architecture in my travels, and drew inspiration from many other places too, especially Morocco and Turkey.
There is an Easter egg hiding in plain sight. While in Morocco, I bought a hand-made carpet, which now lives in our living room. The carpet displayed unfurled in the ground floor carpet shop is a custom sticker that I created from a photo of my own carpet; and the minifig looking at it is my own sigfig.
The namesake has shops on the ground floor, which I replicated; and I added a ramshackle hookah bar on the roof to fit the deliberately chaotic look of the city. The namesake is no longer in use as a mosque at all. This build added several more floors, so there is plenty of space for one to take up part of the building, but I left it to the imagination.
While it has only been three weeks since I posted the Hashimacorp Tower, I have not become miraculously fast at building. I started this build in September, and worked on it at the same time as I was putting the finishing touches on the tower, especially as I neared the end and the tower became more frequently stalled by Bricklink orders.
Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque or more commonly called Masjid Terapung is a unique design which is built on a floating platform, giving a floating feel from far away. The first floating mosque in the country is built on the estuary of Terengganu River. Combining both modern and Moorish architecture design, the mosque symbolizes the innovation and modernization in the state.
Location: Masjid Terapung, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Time: Dusk/Sunset/Senja/Maghrib.
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The Shah Mosque of Isfahan definitely is one of the masterpieces of Persian Architecture. It is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square (in front of it) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Another beautiful mosque located in Istanbul! This is one of Mimar Sinan's mosques. He was a magnificent architect in ottoman history. This was his first important imperial commission.
Istanbul (Turkey)
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Back to photography after a long stop due to the deteriorating situation in Libya !
Back to photography was through one of the most beautiful countries in the world and it is Turkey
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The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii) 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 Hassan II Mosque 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. 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.
The mosque is located at Bd Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah in Casablanca. The 9-hectare complex nestles between the harbor and the El Hank lighthouse. From the nearest train station at Casa-Port it is about a 20-minute walk to the mosque. The ten-lane boulevard with shopping avenues has its at the southern facade of the mosque and extends to the gates of the Palace Oued el Makhazine in the middle of the city. The basilical plan of the mosque justifies this layout of the boulevard.
The mosque rises above the Atlantic Ocean. The building is built partially on land and partially over the ocean. This siting was accomplished by creating a platform linking a natural rock outcrop reclaimed from the sea, where the Orthlieb Pool had previously been located. Two large breakwaters were also built, to protect the mosque from the erosive action of the ocean waves, which can be up to 10 metres in height. A temporary pier 800 metres in length had to be erected to protect the foundations of the pillars from the sea during the construction period. Its environmental advantage is that it is free of noise and pollution and receives a fresh breeze from the sea.
Apart from the mosque, other structures in the area are a madrasa (Islamic school), hammams (bathhouses), a museum on Moroccan history, conference halls, and a very large library said to be the "most comprehensive in the Islamic world." The 41 fountains in the courtyard are all well decorated. The garden around the mosque is well tended and is a popular location for family picnics. The traditionally designed madrasa occupies an area of 4,840 square metres including the basement. Two stories in height, it is constructed in a semi-circular shape, with abutting qibla wall and the mihrab section.
The historical context of the mosque began with the death of King Mohammed V in 1961. King Hassan II had requested for the best of the country's artisans to come forward and submit plans for a mausoleum to honour the departed king; it should "reflect the fervor and veneration with which this illustrious man was regarded." In 1980, during his birthday celebrations, Hassan II had made his ambitions very clear for creating a single landmark monument in Casablanca by stating
I wish Casablanca to be endowed with a large, fine building of which it can be proud until the end of time ... I want to build this mosque on the water, because God's throne is on the water. Therefore, the faithful who go there to pray, to praise the creator on firm soil, can contemplate God's sky and ocean.
The building was commissioned by King Hassan II to be the most ambitious structure ever built in Morocco. It was designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau who had lived in Morocco, and was constructed by the civil engineering group Bouygues.
Work commenced on July 12, 1986, and was conducted over a seven-year period. Construction was scheduled to be completed in 1989 ready for Hassan II's 60th birthday. During the most intense period of construction, 1400 men worked during the day and another 1100 during the night. 10,000 artists and craftsmen participated in building and beautifying the mosque. However, the building was not completed on schedule which delayed inauguration. The formal inauguration was subsequently chosen to be the 11th Rabi' al-Awwal of the year 1414 of the Hijra, corresponding to 30 August 1993, which also marked the eve of the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad’s birth. It was dedicated to the Sovereign of Morocco.
It was a hazy day & it was difficult to get a decent photo - especially from a distance. I enhanced it but this is the best I could get.
architecture.about.com/library/blhassanIImosque.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_II_Mosque
"Designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau, it is the second largest in the world (after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca). It stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic, which can be seen through a gigantic glass floor with room for 25,000 worshippers. A further 80,000 can be accommodated in the mosque's courtyard. Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 metres (689 ft).
Built on reclaimed land, almost half of the surface of the mosque lies over the Atlantic water. This was inspired by the verse of the Qur'an that states "the throne of God was built on the water". Part of floor of this facility is glass so worshippers can kneel directly over the sea; above, lasers shine at night from the top of the minaret toward Mecca.
Hassan II Mosque Interior
These features were specifically requested by King Hassan II, who declared, "I want to build this mosque on the water, because God's throne is on the water. Therefore, the faithful who go there to pray, to praise the creator on firm soil, can contemplate God's sky and ocean."
It also includes a number of modern touches: it was built to withstand earthquakes and has a heated floor, electric doors, and a sliding roof.
The mosque displays strong Moorish influence and the architecture of the building is similar to that of the Alhambra and the Mezquita in Spain. This and the old Tin Mal Mosque are the only mosques in Morocco open to non-Muslims. Non-Muslims may view the interior on hour-long guided tours that depart several times daily."
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The Al Badiyah Mosque is the oldest extant mosque in the United Arab Emirates. It is located in a small village in emirate Fujairah about 50 km north from region center. It is also known as Ottoman Mosque.
(ENG) This mosque was built by Fatih Sulthan Mehmet on 1462. As years advanced, it could not resist effects of time and it had to be restored by Sultan Abdulaziz on 1862. Afterwards Fatih Mosque was restored again by Sultan Abdulhamid II on 1904. It is one of the most historical buildings in Gokceada.
(TR) Fatih Sultan Mehmet tarafından 1462 yılında yaptırılmıştır. Süregelen zamana cami direnememiş ve 1862 yılında Sultan Abdülaziz zamanında tamamen yenilenmiştir. 1904 yılında da Sultan 2. Abdülhamit döneminde tekrar onarımdan geçirilmiştir.
Gökçeada'daki en eski ve tarihi yapılardan birisidir.
Manavgat est une ville de la province d'Antalya, sur la côte méditerranéenne de la Turquie.
En 2004 y a été construite une mosquée à quatre minarets. C'est une réplique modeste mais très belle de la Mosquée Bleue d'Istanbul qui possède six minarets.
The Mosquée du CHU (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire) is a prominent landmark in downtown Libreville, Gabon, Central Africa.
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey.
The design of these ceilings "expand" the interior space like there are no boundaries between heaven and earth.
The Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque (1883) in Shushi, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, was used as a history museum during Soviet times. Today it awaits renovations and repurposing.
Shooting the Sultan Mosque in a different light - - - one of the oldest mosques in Singapore.
***Canon EOS 20D converted infrared digital camera + Canon EFS10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM ӏ Exposure details: 10mm at 1/30s, f/16, ISO 100
The Suleymaniye Mosque, the largest mosque in Istanbul, viewed at sunset from the roof terrace of our hotel.
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has seven imported chandeliers from the company Faustig in Munich Germany that incorporate millions of Swarovski crystals. The largest chandelier is the second largest known chandelier inside a mosque, the third largest in the world and has a 10 m (33 ft) diameter and a 15 m (49 ft) height.