The world Top Mosques 2014-15

1: Hassan II Mosque, Morocco

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The Hassan II Mosque is an Islamic Mosque or nickname Grande Mosquee Hassan"Casablanca Hajj"  is situated in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in the country and the 7th largest in the world. It Completed in the years of 1993, it was designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues. The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean, the sea bed being visible through the glass floor of the building’s hall. The walls are of hand-crafted marble and the roof is retractable. A maximum of 105,000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the Hassan II Mosque hall and another 80,000 on the mosque’s outside grounds.


2: Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien, Brunei

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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is located in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei. It is a place of worship for the Muslim community. It has marble minarets and golden domes with courtyards and lush gardens full of fountains. The mosque is surrounded by a large number of trees and floral gardens which in Islam symbolizes heaven. The building of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque was completed in 1958 and is an example of modern Islamic architecture.


3: Faisal Mosque Islamabad, Pakistan

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The Faisal Mosque Islamabad is the second largest mosque in Pakistan, located in the national capital city of Islamabad. It Mosque completed in 1986.It is the biggest mosque in south east and southern Asia and the fourth largest mosque in the world. The Faisal Mosque Islamabad was conceived as the National Mosque of Pakistan and named after the late King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia, who supported and financed the project.


4: Taj-ul-Masajid, India

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The Taj-ul-Masajid is a famous Mosque, it is situated in Bhopal, India. The name is also spelt as Taj-ul-Masjid. However the correct Name is Taj-ul-Masajid and not Taj-ul-Masjid. "Masajid" means "Mosques" (Plural of "Masjid") and "Taj-ul-Masajid" literally means "Crown Among Mosques". It is the largest Mosque in India. It has a double-storeyed gateway with four recessed archways and nine cusped multifold openings in the main prayer hall. The Taj-ul-Masajid also has three huge bulbous domes, an impressive main hallway with attractive pillars and marble flooring.


5: Badshahi Mosque, Lahore PK

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The Badshahi Mosque situated in Iqbal park  Lahore Pakistan, it is the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world. Epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era, it is Lahore's most famous landmark and a major tourist attraction. Capable of accommodating 55,000 worshippers in its main prayer hall and a further 95,000 in its courtyard and porticoes, To appreciate its large size, the four minarets of the Badshahi Mosque are 13.9 ft (4.2 m) taller than those of the Taj Mahal and the main platform of the Taj Mahal can fit inside the 278,784 sq ft (25,899.9 m2).

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