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The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second largest religious building in the world after the mosque in Mecca. Two third of the complex is built over the sea and the minaret is 200m high.
Construction work is still going on in other parts of the complex during my visit.
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
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.
Entrar en una mezquita desde el casco antiguo del cairo es toda una experiencia. La calle tiene una actividad frénetica, llena de un barroquismo de objetos extraños y gentes que la hacen, a veces, asfixiante...En cambio, al cruzar los muros de la mezquita, se abre una gran plaza cuadrada y blanca, perfecta y pura. Realmente es como dejar otro mundo atrás.
Para mi lo más bonito de estos lugares es esa plaza, no la mezquita en si misma. En nuestras ciudades pocas veces encontraremos un contraste tan perfecto y evocador como en éstas plazas y su ciudad.
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The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is an Ottoman mosque located in the Edirnekapı neighborhood near the Byzantine land walls of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the peak of the Sixth Hill near the highest point of the city, the mosque is a prominent landmark in Istanbul.
The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque was designed by Mimar Sinan ("Sinan the Architect") for the favorite daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah. Its building took place from 1562 to 1565. The complex has been severely damaged by earthquakes several times (including 1719, 1766, 1814 and 1894), and although efforts were made to restore the mosque, its attendant buildings received less attention. The dome was further damaged during 1999 İzmit earthquake, and required restoration, along with the upper half of the minaret.
The interior is a cube under a dome 20 m in diameter and 37 m high. On the north and south sides, triple arcades supported by granite columns open onto side aisles with galleries above, each with three domed bays. A vast amount of surface area is covered by windows, making the mosque one of the brightest lit of any of Sinan's works. Some of the windows contain stained glass.The interior stencil decorations are all modern. However, the mimbar in carved white marble is from the original construction.
As built, the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque had a külliye which included (besides madrasah) a double hamman, türbe and a low row of shops under the terrace upon which the mosque was built, whose rents were intended to financially support the mosque complex.
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 mosque at Eleftherias square framed between the arches at Kos, Greece. Canon EOS 500N + EF 28-80
The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, commissioned by the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and completed in 1673, is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world .
Epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era
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Akko, Israel - The Jezzar Pasha Mosque is located on al-Jezzar Street, inside the walls of the old city of Acre, overlooking the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The mosque is an excellent example of Ottoman architecture, which incorporated both Byzantine and Persian styles. Some of its fine features include the green dome and minaret, a green-domed sabil next to its steps (a kiosk for dispensing chilled drinking water and beverages), and a large courtyard.
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Zitouna Mosque (Mosque of the Olive TRee) aha the Great Mosque. Re-built in 9th C. Builders recycled 200 columns from the ruins of Roman Carthage for the central prayer hall.
Érigée en partie sur la mer, la mosquée Hassan II est une des plus grandes et plus moderne au monde. La mosquée peut accueillir 105 000 fidèles et la salle de prières 25 000 fidèles.
La mosquée Hassan II possède un minaret d'une hauteur de 210 m1, le plus haut du monde. Des artisans recrutés dans toutes les villes du royaume avaient sculpté 53 000 m2 de bois et peint plus de 10 000 m2 de zellige (céramiques) pour la mosquée Hassan II
This is the oldest mosque in Malaysia. Originally built in Kampung Laut Kelantan but now reconstructed at Nilam Puri Kelantan
Inside the main prayer area of the mosque
Forgive me for the quality of photos, especially the group photos, of this day. I wasn't too right in the head, I suppose. Everything seems off center somehow. Sigh.
Xining
We decided to return to the southern side of old Fes. We walked by the Kairaouine Mosque and managed to squeak a peak through the open doors.