--- title: "29 Mesmerizing Mosque Ceilings Found around the Globe ..." description: "The Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Saint Petersburg Mosque, Russia; The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey; Nusretiye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey; Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey; More ..." url: "https://travel.allwomenstalk.com/mesmerising-mosque-ceilings-around-the-world/" category: "travel" last_updated: "2026-06-02" --- # 29 Mesmerizing Mosque Ceilings Found around the Globe ... 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? ## 1. The Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ![The Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/v1/n9/ttzfck3d_425x640.jpg) Source: [The Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi](https://www.flickr.com/photos/kirstein/2203547581/) Magnificent mosque ceilings deserve magnificent light fixtures. ## 2. Saint Petersburg Mosque, Russia ![Saint Petersburg Mosque, Russia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/c2/bz/g8jpvp0r_400x621.jpg) Source: [Commons:Picture of the Year/2011/Results - ...](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2011/Results) When opened in 1913, this was the largest mosque in Europe outside Turkey. ## 3. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey ![The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/lw/ca/hy2r22aq_454x700.jpg) Source: [travels](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/396457573419310517/) Popularly known as the Blue Mosque. ## 4. Nusretiye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey ![Nusretiye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tn/ol/ieptrd4j_424x640.jpg) Source: [Nusretiye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey](https://www.flickr.com/photos/svkck/8009748266/in/set-72157631667256009) The number of magnificent mosques in Turkey is mesmerizing. ## 5. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey ![Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gy/xo/bo0fw2j9_600x799.jpg) Source: [Under the Dome of Hagia ...](https://web.archive.org/web/https://500px.com/photo/3670512) 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 _ Source: Haveli_ This UNESCO World Heritage Site is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture. ## 7. Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan ![Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/nc/dd/m75fk022_427x640.jpg) Source: [Badshahi Mosque, Chiniot](https://www.flickr.com/photos/50721576@N02/8303633127/) The second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world. ## 8. Sabanci Mosque, Adana, Turkey ![Sabanci Mosque, Adana, Turkey](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ff/vd/z7txp8mg_501x790.jpg) Source: [Page cannot be found | ...](https://www.trekearth.com/404.php) The largest mosque in Turkey. ## 9. Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan ![Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/du/md/ex4vts55_425x640.jpg) Source: [Frescos in the Wazir Khan ...](https://www.flickr.com/photos/tammiezb/5488390792/) Such incredible frescoes. ## 10. Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran ![Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/eo/sh/k8ge98vv_600x906.jpg) Source: [20+ Mesmerizing Mosque Ceilings That ...](https://goo.gl/kNzfC6) In a word - EXTRAORDINARY. ## 11. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Delhi, India ![Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Delhi, India](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sj/wl/isjgydt6_362x550.jpg) Source: [Qubbat-ul-Islam Mosque by Roddy Atkinson](http://www.redbubble.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) Part of the incredible Qtub Complex - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ## 12. Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria ![Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/e9/me/isp7onek_426x640.jpg) Source: [consecrated spaces](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/222928250278763050/) 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 ![The Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xs/yw/z50t6bnk_366x640.jpg) Source: [Cordoba Mezquita - Mihrab (panorama)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jabbarman/976009181/) The focus of the prayer hall is the famous horseshoe arched mihrab or prayer niche. ## 14. Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta, Pakistan ![Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta, Pakistan](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wv/wt/czawk65z_570x713.jpg) Source: [Items similar to Shah Jahan ...](http://www.etsy.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) 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 _ Source: sweetpeapath.tumblr.com_ Iznik tiles, gold and marble decorate the interior of the 'New Mosque'. ## 16. Küçük Mecidiye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey ![Küçük Mecidiye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gf/lw/o92997b8_500x750.jpg) Source: [Interior of Mecidiye mosque - ...](https://www.incredible-pictures.com/2013/02/interior-of-mecidiye-mosque-istanbul.html) One of the mosques of Turkey that can be described as bijou. ## 17. Tokyo Camii, Tokyo, Japan ![Tokyo Camii, Tokyo, Japan](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sm/e9/mk0exe4h_434x640.jpg) Source: [Tokyo Mosque](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rasekh/6977593249/) Built with marble from Turkey and in the style of the Grand Mosque. ## 18. Vakil Mosque - Shiraz, Iran ![Vakil Mosque - Shiraz, Iran](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/al/cj/q61ybyms_480x640.jpg) Source: [Masdjed-e Vakil](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dynamosquito/3544673489) 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 _ Source: Photos_ The mosque was severely damaged by earthquake in 1779. Reconstruction began in 1973 is still incomplete. ## 20. Agha Bozorg Mosque, Kashan, Iran ![Agha Bozorg Mosque, Kashan, Iran](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/n2/bh/o2iq5jli_600x863.jpg) Source: [Agha Bozorg Mosque , Kashan ...](https://www.deviantart.com/hofiak/art/Agha-Bozorg-Mosque-Kashan-II-203060153) If the entrance is this spectacular, you just know the interior is going to be breathtaking. ## 21. Jameh Mosque Yazd, Iran ![Jameh Mosque Yazd, Iran](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/n4/ui/lbvw1cbp_600x600.jpg) Source: [Jameh Mosque Of Yazd](https://oneeyeland.com/gallery/72493/image) This mosque is so magnificent it appears on Iranian banknotes. ## 22. Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, Beirut, Lebanon ![Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, Beirut, Lebanon](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/i7/kv/bkw3cj85_600x784.jpg) Source: [The Journey of a Bishop: ...](http://archbishopterry.blogspot.com/2010/04/return-home-to-tackle-correspondence.html) One of the newest mosques on this list - it was inaugurated in 2008. ## 23. Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan _ Source: Calligraphy and Islamic Tilework at ..._ A magnificent combination of calligraphy and tile work. ## 24. Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran _ Source: 400px.blogspot.in_ Islamic architecture is incredibly intricate and shows its beauty even in monochrome. ## 25. Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, Putrajaya, Malaysia ![Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, Putrajaya, Malaysia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/d2/n9/hbm0now0_369x640.jpg) Source: [Inside Masjid Besi](https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharkand85/3925614804/in/set-72157622384428740) Known as The Iron Mosque, this is another of the more modern mosque ceilings on my list. ## 26. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat ![Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ub/x4/xgvg842v_600x900.jpg) Source: [Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat](https://www.flickr.com/photos/monchoparis/6783606703) The main mosque of the Sultanate of Oman. ## 27. Abu Hanifa Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq ![Abu Hanifa Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ge/ro/eznpw3w9_523x750.jpg) Source: [List of Pictures: Abu Hanifa ...](http://listofpictures.blogspot.com/2014/04/abu-hanifa-mosque-baghdad-iraq.html) Glorious! ## 28. Neyshabour, Iran ![Neyshabour, Iran](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ox/fv/bh8yxf2f_500x750.jpg) Source: [Wooden Mosque 1/2 (Interior) by ...](https://www.pbase.com:443/k_amj/image/140504784) It's a mosque made of wood! ## 29. The National Mosque of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur ![The National Mosque of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cu/a2/mlqnf2a2_498x750.jpg) Source: [Kuala Lumpur Mosque, Malaysia | ...](https://www.incredible-pictures.com/2013/08/kuala-lumpur-mosque-malaysia.html) Even more-modern mosques have magnificent ceilings. 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