High-tech Prayer times indicator for the five daily prayers required. Seen at the Jumeirah Grand Mosque, Jumeirah Road, Dubai. The year was 1426AH when this image was taken in March, 2005. Normally, tours are arranged through the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding. A brief history tells us that the construction took three years from 1975 and that the Mosque can accommodate 1,200 worshipers. The Mosques is one of the largest in Dubai and is built in the Islamic Fatimy style.
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Shrine Imam Reza Riza Rida Mashhad Mashad Meshed Iran Iranian Persian Khorasan Khurasan religious Islamic Architecture Islam Muslim Shi'i Shi'a goldl dome domes tile tiled tiling tilwork Gawhar Shad mosque mosques madrasa madrasas 15th century Timurid Safavid pilgrim pilgrims pilgrimage building buildings
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The buildings around the Shrine mostl date from teh 15th century and later. The mosque with the big dome on the right is that of Gawhar Shad, finished in1418, the madrasas with the two turquoise domes on the left is the Do dar madrasa, built by the vizier Yusuf Khvaja in 1439. The gold dome above the tomb of Imam Riza, the eighth Shi'i imam, dates from the Safavid period. It is still a major centre of pilgrimage.
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The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is a mosque and Islamic cultural center in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is located at 1711 Third Avenue, between East 96th and 97th Streets. The Islamic Cultural Center was the first mosque built in New York City. Construction of the mosque was begun on May 28, 1987, the day which represented the end of Ramadan. The cornerstone of the minaret was laid on September 26, 1988. Construction was delayed during the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait and the First Gulf War. The mosque opened on April 15, 1991, for the feast of Eid ul-Fitr. The architects were Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
Istanbul; Turkey; Domes; Aya Sofya; Blue Mosque; Sultahahmet; mosque; Islamic; Islam; middle east; eastern; exotic; Hagia Sophia; minarets
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Domes of Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia) the Church of Holy Wisdom with the Blue Mosque (Sultahahmet Mosque) in the distance. These two dramatic buildings dominate the Sultahahmet district of Istanbul.
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BEB035, Syria Syrian Islamic Islam Muslim Architecture Umayyad Omayyad Omeyed 8th century Walid mosaics building prayer hall transept pediment dome minaret night twilight
BEB035, Syria Syrian Islamic Islam Muslim Architecture Umayyad Omayyad Omeyed 8th century Walid mosaics building prayer hall transept pediment dome minaret night twilight