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Domiri Ganji has two sets of photo series. the first one, named "34 incredibly beautiful reasons to visit Iran," is about significant Persian structures, such as mosques, bazaars, and natural landscapes, and it was an invitation message to people of the world to visit Iran that reached a wide range of attentions. [11]
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.
The mosque was the site of fighting during the conflict between Houthi and pro-Saleh forces in December 2017. [6] At the time, rumours circulated in Sanaa that the Houthis intended to repaint the mosque's dome green. [7] The Saleh Mosque appears on the Yemeni currency. It is depicted on the face of the 2009 issue 250-rial note. [8]
Dating back to 1907, the Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali and its immediate surroundings are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Each year the citizens of Djenné take to the ...
The Blue Mosque, officially the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today.
The King Abdullah Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الملك عبدالله), formerly Prince Abdullah Mosque and officially as the Mosque of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: مسجد الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود), is a Sunni Islam mosque, in the al-Olaya district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located on the 77th floor of the Kingdom Centre.
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.
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.