Vedat Dalokay (November, 1927 - March 21, 1991) was a renowned Turkisharchitect. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ...
Along with numerous national award winning projects in Turkey, Dalokay has been awarded internationally for the Islamic Development Bank (1981) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and perhaps his most famous project, the Faisal Masjid (1969) in Islamabad, Pakistan. Islamic Development Bank (also known as IDB), is a multilateral development financing institution. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Riyadh (Arabic: ar-RiyÄá¸) is the capital of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located in Ar Riyad Province in the Najd region. ... Faisal Mosque, Islamabad King Faisal Mosque (Shah Faisal Masjid مسجد فیصل شاه in Urdu) is a large mosque located in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ...
In 1969, an international competition was held in which architects from 17 countries submitted 43 proposals.
After four days of deliberation, Turkish architectVedatDalokay's design was chosen.
Many conservative Muslims criticized the design at first for its non-conventional design and absence of the traditional arches and dome, but virtually all criticism was eventually silenced by the mosque's awe-inspiring scale, form, and setting against the Margalla Hills upon completion.
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