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Inside the Kaaba, the floor is made of marble and limestone. The interior walls are clad with tiled, white marble halfway to the roof, with darker trimmings along the floor. The floor of the interior stands about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) above the ground area where tawaf is performed. [89] [90]
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The mosque was expanded during the reign of Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I to include their tombs. [2] The graves themselves cannot be seen, as a gold mesh and black curtains cordon off the area. [12] The graves and what remains of Aisha's house are enclosed by a 5-sided wall, without doors or windows, built by the caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz.
Park51 (originally named Cordoba House) was a development originally envisioned as a 13-story Islamic community center and mosque in Lower Manhattan, New York City.The developers hoped to promote an interfaith dialogue within the greater community.
Koutobia Mosque entry at ArchNet (includes section of images with floor plan of mosque and photographs of its interior) Kutubiya Mosque page at Discover Islamic Art (includes picture of the upper chamber inside the minaret) 360-degree view of the area near the mihrab posted on Google Maps
Interior view of the hypostyle prayer hall in the Mosque of Uqba (Great Mosque of Kairouan) The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Arabic: جامع القيروان الأكبر), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (جامع عقبة بن نافع), is a mosque situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan, Tunisia and is one of the largest Islamic monuments in North Africa.