I see there are some heated topics 'round here...so lets get off on a lighter note and post some of our favorite mosques in the world. One per person. And please make sure to take a captivating shot, something worth showing to others, something that could count as art. Try to get a photo of the mosque in all of its beauty and clarity.
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
"This world is a blank price tag, and whatever value you put on it, is what its worth to you. I have made this world priceless and worthless, so therefore I have placed my value in the afterlife."
Note: I didn't take the photo either, I wanted you guys to search google for great photos.
Abuja National Mosque (Nigeria)
Last edited by Dahir; 11-04-2007 at 08:43 PM.
"This world is a blank price tag, and whatever value you put on it, is what its worth to you. I have made this world priceless and worthless, so therefore I have placed my value in the afterlife."
"This world is a blank price tag, and whatever value you put on it, is what its worth to you. I have made this world priceless and worthless, so therefore I have placed my value in the afterlife."
I see there are some heated topics 'round here...so lets get off on a lighter note and post some of our favorite mosques in the world. One per person. And please make sure to take a captivating shot, something worth showing to others, something that could count as art. Try to get a photo of the mosque in all of its beauty and clarity.
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
*tear*..i wana go back and visit my country...its beautiful.its crazy beautiful.
"'Cause I hear the whispered words
In your masterpiece beautiful
You speak the unspeakable through
I love you too"
i wanted to ask a question regarding the designs of the mosques all around the world...
u kno the way they have the big round thing at the top and the log metal bar with a cresent on top of it.. is that how mosques used to look like back in the day of our prophet muhammed saw?
i wanted to ask a question regarding the designs of the mosques all around the world...
u kno the way they have the big round thing at the top and the log metal bar with a cresent on top of it.. is that how mosques used to look like back in the day of our prophet muhammed saw?
lol...dome and minaret...lol
to ur question..i have no answer...i can ask a frend studying architecture,,,bt it'd take me a while to get answers...
so i'll leave it to others
"'Cause I hear the whispered words
In your masterpiece beautiful
You speak the unspeakable through
I love you too"
About design, most West African mosques tend to be in a square shape, usually with less glass and more mud/cement concrete. Depending on the environment, mosque design varies to an extreme degree. Mosques in China tend to follow a mix of traditional east Asian design and the dome design.
"This world is a blank price tag, and whatever value you put on it, is what its worth to you. I have made this world priceless and worthless, so therefore I have placed my value in the afterlife."
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I see there are some heated topics 'round here...so lets get off on a lighter note and post some of our favorite mosques in the world. One per person. And please make sure to take a captivating shot, something worth showing to others, something that could count as art. Try to get a photo of the mosque in all of its beauty and clarity.
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