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The Kocatepe Mosque (Turkish: Kocatepe Camii) is the largest mosque in Ankara, Turkey. It was built between 1967 and 1987 in the Kocatepe quarter in Kızılay, and its size and prominent situation have made it a landmark that can be seen from almost anywhere in central Ankara.
A mosque along the route from Dubai to Muscat in Oman... beautiful green dome contrasts sharply agains the sky.
It was a rare moment inside the mosque without milling tourists and I took the opportunity quickly snap this photo.
La mosquée Bleue fut construite sur ordre du sultan Ahmet 1er entre 1609 et 1616, époque de déclin, par son architecte Mehmet Aga, dont le plan ambitieux suscita à l'époque de violentes hostilités. En effet, une mosquée à six minarets était perçue comme une rivale sacrilège du sanctuaire de La Mecque.
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.
Yeni Cami mosque in Dipkarpaz, a village in Northern Cyprus where Greek Cypriots still live (didn't leave after partition in 1974). There's a mosque and a church, and cafes for the two communities.
Abbasi Mosque is a mosque located in the city of Derawar adjacent to Derawar Fort, Cholistan region of Punjab the province of Pakistan. It was built by Nawab Bahawal Khan in 1849.
Adjacent to the Derawar Fort, Cholistan Desert, Punjab, Pakistan
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.
I was told that the same person that designed the famous Sultan Ahmed Mosque also designed this smaller mosque.
Didn't, unfortunately, actually get the opportunity to visit Putrajaya but the gentleman driving us to the airport was good enough to stop the car by the motorway so I could take this photo. The mosque is quite a distinctive feature. It has been built from rose-coloured granite and incorporates Malaysian, Persian and Arab elements. It sits behind a man-made lake and can accommodate up to 10,000 worshippers.