Where is faisal masjid

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View all insect worksheets. View all Bird worksheets. King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz was instrumental in the funding, and both the mosque and the road leading to it were named after him after his assassination in The mosque was completed in , and used to house the International Islamic University. Many conservative Muslims criticised the design at first for its unconventional design and lack of a traditional dome structure, but most criticism ended when the completed mosque's scale, form, and setting against the Margalla Hills became evident.

The mosque's architecture is modern and unique, lacking both the traditional domes and arches of most other mosques around the world. The mosque's unusual design is a departure from the long history of South Asian Islamic architecture, fusing contemporary lines with the more traditional look of an Arab Bedouin's tent, with its large triangular prayer hall and four minarets. However, unlike traditional masjid design, it lacks a dome. The minarets borrow their design from Turkish tradition and are thin and pencil like.

The shape of the Faisal Mosque is an eight-sided concrete shell inspired by a desert Beduoin's tent and the cubic Kaaba in Mecca, flanked by four unusual minarets inspired by Turkish architecture. The architect later explained his thinking to design school students:. Imagine the apex of each of the four minaret as a scaled explosion of four highest corners of Kaaba — thus an unseen Kaaba form is bounded by the minarets at the four corners in a proportion of height to base.

Vedar Dalokay. Faisal Mosque. History The Faisal Mosque is the 2 nd largest mosque in the world and its site was chosen by the president of Pakistan, Marshal Ayub Khan. Description The master plan of the city Islamabad was inspired by the Greek architecture. Worshippers Architect Name Vedar Dalokay. Year of Build