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The mosque's style resembles the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in Cairo and the Blue mosque in Istanbul. [2] It has been cited as one of the most beautiful mosque interiors. [3] [4] Alkhayat construction company states that 'The mosque building relies on Islamic architecture and al-Abbasi design except the domes', which are an Ottoman design.
Great Mosque of Cordoba, interior, 8th - 10th centuries (38). "The effect of two sets of arches is mesmerizing, especially so because the white stone arches are banded with red brick" -- Witold Rybczynski, The Story of Architecture, 2022. Date: Taken on 11 August 2016, 11:53: Source: Great Mosque of Cordoba, interior, 8th - 10th centuries (38 ...
The levels of the Jumeirah Mosque's interior are painted beige, yellow, salmon pink, and blue in ascending order, with blue acting as the "sky" as it also covers the interior of the dome. Though the mosaic lining the dome also resembles traditional Islamic design, the usage of non-primary colors throughout the lower half of the mosque marks a ...
The Ferhadija mosque reflects the full maturity of the classical Ottoman style-domed mosque, portico with small domes, and beautiful built-on minaret. Research works on the painted decoration inside the mosque carried out in 1964–1965 revealed five painted layers dating from various periods. [ 3 ]
The interior of the mosque is almost a square, measuring 58.5 by 57.5 metres (192 by 189 feet), forming a single vast space dominated by its central dome. [30] The dome is 53 metres (174 feet) high and has a diameter of 26.5 metres (86.9 feet) which is exactly half the height.
The mosque's general architectural style is primarily influenced by the Mughal Empire, [d] with elements of Islam and Brunei accented throughout the structure's façade and interior. The mihrab, mimbar, prayer hall and dome, minaret, ablution area, and courtyard are the six areas that make up the mosque. Each portion was purposefully designed ...
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque (Arabic: جامع محمد الأمين), also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. In the 19th century, a zawiya was built on this site. Decades of preparation to obtain sufficient land adjacent to the old Zawiya led finally to the building of the new mosque.
The burial ground (graveyard) beside the Emperor's Mosque contains the graves of viziers, mullahs, muftis, sheikhs, the employees in the Emperor's Mosque, along with other prominent figures living in Sarajevo. The mosque was damaged during World War II but mostly in the wars during the 1990s, and renovation work was completed in 2020.