Mosque ceilings are among the most fabulous architecture of our world. If you're going to build a religious building to pray in and honor a god/prophet, it should be fabulous and proud - no? Mosque ceilings are where man's creativity reaches incredible heights of beauty and ingenuity. Ready to be made breathless by beauty?
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1. The Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Source: The Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi
Magnificent mosque ceilings deserve magnificent light fixtures.
2. Saint Petersburg Mosque, Russia
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When opened in 1913, this was the largest mosque in Europe outside Turkey.
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3. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
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Source: travels
Popularly known as the Blue Mosque.
4. Nusretiye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
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Source: Nusretiye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
The number of magnificent mosques in Turkey is mesmerizing.
5. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
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Hagia Sophia was the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520.
6. Imam Mosque in Isfahan, Iran
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Source: Haveli
This UNESCO World Heritage Site is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture.
7. Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan
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Source: Badshahi Mosque, Chiniot
The second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world.
8. Sabanci Mosque, Adana, Turkey
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The largest mosque in Turkey.
9. Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan
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Such incredible frescoes.
10. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran
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In a word - EXTRAORDINARY.
11. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Delhi, India
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Source: Qubbat-ul-Islam Mosque by Roddy Atkinson
Part of the incredible Qtub Complex - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
12. Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria
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Source: consecrated spaces
One of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. It is considered by some Muslims to be the fourth-holiest place in Islam.
13. The Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain
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Source: Cordoba Mezquita - Mihrab (panorama)
The focus of the prayer hall is the famous horseshoe arched mihrab or prayer niche.
14. Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta, Pakistan
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This mosque has 93 domes. It was built keeping acoustics in mind. A person speaking on one end of the dome can be heard from the other end when the speech level exceeds 100 decibels.
15. Yeni Camii Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
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Iznik tiles, gold and marble decorate the interior of the 'New Mosque'.
16. Küçük Mecidiye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
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Source: Interior of Mecidiye mosque - ...
One of the mosques of Turkey that can be described as bijou.
17. Tokyo Camii, Tokyo, Japan
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Source: Tokyo Mosque
Built with marble from Turkey and in the style of the Grand Mosque.
18. Vakil Mosque - Shiraz, Iran
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Source: Masdjed-e Vakil
This is an unusual building in that it doesn't follow the custom of having four irwans (prayer halls) - it has only two.
19. Blue Mosque, Tabriz, Iran
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Source: Photos
The mosque was severely damaged by earthquake in 1779. Reconstruction began in 1973 is still incomplete.
20. Agha Bozorg Mosque, Kashan, Iran
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If the entrance is this spectacular, you just know the interior is going to be breathtaking.
21. Jameh Mosque Yazd, Iran
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Source: Jameh Mosque Of Yazd
This mosque is so magnificent it appears on Iranian banknotes.
22. Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, Beirut, Lebanon
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Source: The Journey of a Bishop: ...
One of the newest mosques on this list - it was inaugurated in 2008.
23. Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan
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Source: Calligraphy and Islamic Tilework at ...
A magnificent combination of calligraphy and tile work.
24. Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
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Source: 400px.blogspot.in
Islamic architecture is incredibly intricate and shows its beauty even in monochrome.
25. Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, Putrajaya, Malaysia
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Source: Inside Masjid Besi
Known as The Iron Mosque, this is another of the more modern mosque ceilings on my list.
26. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat
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Source: Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat
The main mosque of the Sultanate of Oman.
27. Abu Hanifa Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
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Glorious!
28. Neyshabour, Iran
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It's a mosque made of wood!
29. The National Mosque of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Source: Kuala Lumpur Mosque, Malaysia | ...
Even more-modern mosques have magnificent ceilings. This mosque was built in 1965.
Comments
Kamij: Gorgeous
XristosXristopoulos: I think is the best in this religion WITH A FEW WORDS MIRACLE
Sata: Mashallah so beautiful!!
XristosXristopoulos: Very nice
Zoya: Masha Allah
Neda: Hagia Sophia is a former Greek Orthodox Christian Church is not a mosque for your info.
XristosXristopoulos: Extraordinaire
purelovely: They are so gorgeous I hope there are some like that here in the USA.
missloved: #8 #Suggestion it is Adana not Adani. :)
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