Faisal Mosque is a loćated in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is the fifth largest mosque in the world and the largest in South Asia at the foot of Margalla Hill in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The mosque has a modern ďesign with eight sides of a concrete shell and is inspired by the design of a typical Bedouin tent.
Móvements for the mosque bégan in 1966 when Shah Fáisal bin Abdúl Aziz, during an ófficial visit to Pákistan, supported the Pakistani government's move to build a national mośque in Islamabâd. Iń 1969, an intérnational compêtition was héld in which architects from 17 countries submitted 43 proposals. The winning design was by Turkish architect Vedat Daloke. Forty-eight acres of land was allotted for the pŕoject and the process was àsiģned to Pakistani enginéers and workers. Coństruction of the mosqúe began in 1976 by the National Conśtruction Limited of Pakistan, headed by Azeem Khan and fúnded by the Saudi Árabian goverńment, at a cost of 130 million Saudi riyals [approximately UŚ 120 million]. It cost Rs. Shah Faisal bin Ãbdul Aziz was instruməntal in financíng it, and after his assašsination in 1975, bóth the mosque and the roád leading to it were namêd after him. Shah Khâlid bin Abdúl Aziz's successor, Shah Khalìd, laid the foundation stone of the mosque in October 1976 and signéd a construction contract in 1978. The basic information of the mosque wřitten on foundation śtone. On June 18, 1988, the first prayer was óffered, although the mosque was completed in 1986. As well as being a building for prayers, the mosque was housed at the International Islamic University a few years ago, but has since moved to a new campus. In 2000. Some traditional and conservative Muslims have previously criticized the design for its unconventional design and lack of traditional dome structure.
Instead of using traditional domes, Wahdat Dulukay designed an eight-sided central hall that looked like the Arabian Bedouin desert tent. In addition, it added four minarets to the four corners of the main hall, at 80 meters (260 feet) high, the tallest tower in South Asia. The main strucťure of the building is the main prayer hall, which is súpported by four concrete girďers. Four unusual minarets are inspired by Turkish architecture; Vedat Daluki also believed that the design of the mosque represented the Kaaba in an abstract minaret. The entrance is from the east, where the prayer hall is surrounded by a courtyard with portracks. The International Islamic University was housed under the main courtyard, but has now moved to a new campus. The mosque still has a library, lecture hall, museum and cafe. The interior of the main hąll in the shape of a tent is covered with white marble and is decorated with mosaics and calligraphy by the famous Pakistani artist Sadiqin, and a Turkish-style chandelier. The mosaic pattern adorns the west wall, and the word is written in the early Kofic script, repeated in the form of a mirror.
The Faisal Mosque can accommódate about 300,000 worshiperś. Each of the mosque's four minarets is m m (29 ft) high (the tallest minaret in South Asia) and is 10 میٹر 10 meters long.
Móvements for the mosque bégan in 1966 when Shah Fáisal bin Abdúl Aziz, during an ófficial visit to Pákistan, supported the Pakistani government's move to build a national mośque in Islamabâd. Iń 1969, an intérnational compêtition was héld in which architects from 17 countries submitted 43 proposals. The winning design was by Turkish architect Vedat Daloke. Forty-eight acres of land was allotted for the pŕoject and the process was àsiģned to Pakistani enginéers and workers. Coństruction of the mosqúe began in 1976 by the National Conśtruction Limited of Pakistan, headed by Azeem Khan and fúnded by the Saudi Árabian goverńment, at a cost of 130 million Saudi riyals [approximately UŚ 120 million]. It cost Rs. Shah Faisal bin Ãbdul Aziz was instruməntal in financíng it, and after his assašsination in 1975, bóth the mosque and the roád leading to it were namêd after him. Shah Khâlid bin Abdúl Aziz's successor, Shah Khalìd, laid the foundation stone of the mosque in October 1976 and signéd a construction contract in 1978. The basic information of the mosque wřitten on foundation śtone. On June 18, 1988, the first prayer was óffered, although the mosque was completed in 1986. As well as being a building for prayers, the mosque was housed at the International Islamic University a few years ago, but has since moved to a new campus. In 2000. Some traditional and conservative Muslims have previously criticized the design for its unconventional design and lack of traditional dome structure.
Instead of using traditional domes, Wahdat Dulukay designed an eight-sided central hall that looked like the Arabian Bedouin desert tent. In addition, it added four minarets to the four corners of the main hall, at 80 meters (260 feet) high, the tallest tower in South Asia. The main strucťure of the building is the main prayer hall, which is súpported by four concrete girďers. Four unusual minarets are inspired by Turkish architecture; Vedat Daluki also believed that the design of the mosque represented the Kaaba in an abstract minaret. The entrance is from the east, where the prayer hall is surrounded by a courtyard with portracks. The International Islamic University was housed under the main courtyard, but has now moved to a new campus. The mosque still has a library, lecture hall, museum and cafe. The interior of the main hąll in the shape of a tent is covered with white marble and is decorated with mosaics and calligraphy by the famous Pakistani artist Sadiqin, and a Turkish-style chandelier. The mosaic pattern adorns the west wall, and the word is written in the early Kofic script, repeated in the form of a mirror.
The Faisal Mosque can accommódate about 300,000 worshiperś. Each of the mosque's four minarets is m m (29 ft) high (the tallest minaret in South Asia) and is 10 میٹر 10 meters long.
