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Lists of mosques cover mosques, places of worship for Muslims. The lists include the most famous, largest and oldest mosques, and mosques mentioned in the Quran , as well as lists of mosques in each region and country of the world.
This article lists mosques from around the world by available capacity, that belong to any Islamic school or branch, that can accommodate at least 15,000 worshippers in all available places of prayer such as prayer halls (), courtyards and porticoes ().
The mosque has the distinction of having one of the largest religious dome in the world, measuring 51.2 m (168 ft) in diameter and reaching 106.7 m (350 ft) above ground level. [2] The four minarets, each reaching 142.3 m (467 ft) above ground level, [ 4 ] are the third tallest in the world, after those at the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca ...
Superlatives dominate this locale. Not only is it among the biggest mosques in the world, it is home to one the globe's largest chandeliers and the planet's most sizeable hand-knotted carpet. 6 ...
At its completion, the cultural center received three international certificates from the Guinness World Records. [1] They included the world's largest pulpit handcrafted from wood and standing at 16.6 meters in height, and the chandelier won two titles as the world's largest with a diameter of 22 meters, and the heaviest at a weight of 50 tons ...
At the outside of the building lies a graveyard of the chiefs of the Muslims in Thailand. Inside the mosque is the beautiful pulpit, called Mimbun, which has large pictures of Arabic calligraphy, a picture of the Kaaba and the plan of the mosque in Mecca, all using forms found in the period of King Taksin of Thonburi Kingdom. [1] [2] [3]
The Mosque of Rome (Italian: Moschea di Roma), situated in Parioli, Rome, Italy, is the largest mosque in the Western world in terms of land area. [1] It has an area of 30,000 m 2 (320,000 sq ft) and can accommodate more than 12,000 people. The building is located in the Acqua Acetosa area, at the foot of the Parioli Mounts, north of the city. [2]
The mosque's architecture is inspired by Islamic architecture from various parts of middle east. Architect M. Ameenul Haque went on a trip to the middle east with the founder to research the architecture and design of some of the most beautiful mosques in the world. He adopted the domical style for Baitul Aman mosque.