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Faisal Masjid during evening.
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| | Basic information | | Location |
 Islamabad, Pakistan | | Religious affiliation | Islam | | Architectural description | | Architect/s | Vedat Dalokay | | Architectural type | Mosque | | Year completed | 1986 | | Construction cost | $120 million | | Specifications | | Capacity | 100,000 (hall and courtyard), 200,000 (grounds) | | Dome/s | None | | Minaret/s | Four | Coordinates: 33°43′47.02″N, 73°02′13.74″E The Shah Faisal Masjid (Urdu: شاه فيصل مسجد) in Islamabad, Pakistan, is one of the largest mosques in the world. It is a state National Mosque. It is a popular masjid in the Islamic world, and is renowned for both its immense size and its architecture. It holds the title for being one of the largest mosques in the world, in terms of area. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
(Urdu: اسلام آباد) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ...
Vedat Dalokay (November, 1927 - March 21, 1991) was a renowned Turkish architect. ...
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(Urdu: اسلام آباد) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ...
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History
The impetus for the mosque began in 1966 when the late King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia suggested it during a visit to Islamabad. In 1969, an international competition was held in which architects from 17 countries submitted 43 proposals. After four days of deliberation, Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay's design was chosen. Construction of the mosque began in 1976 by National Construction of Pakistan, led by Azim Borujerdi, and was funded by the government of Saudi Arabia, at a cost of over 130 million Saudi riyals (approximately $120 million USD today). 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 1975. The mosque was completed in 1986, and used to house the International Islamic University. The mausoleum of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, whose 1988 funeral at the site was the largest in the history of Pakistan, is located adjacent to the mosque. Many conservative Muslims criticised the design at first for its non-conventional design and lack of the traditional dome structure, but virtually all criticism was eventually silenced by the mosque's scale, form, and setting against the Margalla Hills upon completion. Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...
Faisal bin Abdelaziz Al Saud (1903 or 1906—March 25, 1975) (Arabic: Ùيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. ...
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Vedat Dalokay (November, 1927 - March 21, 1991) was a renowned Turkish architect. ...
Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Faisal ibn Abdelaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1324-1395 AH) (1903 or 1906—March 25, 1975) (Arabic: Ùيصل بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. ...
Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
The International Islamic University is an important Islamic university located in Islamabad, Pakistan. ...
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Location It is located at the end of Shaharah-e-Islamabad, putting it at one end of the city and in front of a magnificent backdrop provided by the Margalla Hills. It is a focal point of Islamabad, and likely the most famous and recognized icon of the city. The Margalla Hills National Park is in Pakistan at the foothills of the Himalayas and is a beautiful park. ...
Design
Roads leading to Faisal Mosque. The masjid has an area of 5,000 square meters and can hold about 300,000 worshippers, including those in the adjacent grounds. It is one of the largest mosques in the world, its relatively unusual design fuses 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, and like a tent, the weight of the main prayer hall in the center is supported by the four minarets. The minarets borrow their design from Turkish tradition and are thin pencil like. The interior of this prayer hall holds a very large chandelier and its walls are decorated with mosaics and calligraphy by the famous Pakistani artist Sadeqain. The mosaic pattern adorns the west wall, and has the 'kalima' writtern in early kufic script, repeated in mirror image pattern. Image File history File linksMetadata Faisal_masjid_isla_galleryfull. ...
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Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi (Urdu: سید صادقین اØمد نقوی) was a world renowned Pakistani painter, calligrapher and artist. ...
The masjid's architecture is a departure from the long history of south Asian muslim architecture, however in some ways it makes a bridge between Arabic, Turkish and Pakistani Muslim architectural traditions.
References in literature The Shah Faisal Masjid is described in the book "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini.[1] This article is about the novel. ...
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Vedat Dalokay (November, 1927 - March 21, 1991) was a renowned Turkish architect. ...
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Gallery Faisal Mosque at night Image File history File links FaisalMasjid. ...
| Faisal Mosque in March 2006 Image File history File links Faisal-Mosque-JG-01. ...
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