Faisal Mosque

Faisal Mosque
Faisal Mosque
Shah Faisal Masjid; فیصل مسجد
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Islamabad, Pakistan
	Location in Pakistan
Geographic coordinates	33°43′48″N 73°02′18″E / 33.729944°N 73.038436°ECoordinates: 33°43′48″N 73°02′18″E / 33.729944°N 73.038436°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Vedat Dalokay
Type	Mosque
Style	Contemporary Islamic
Date established	1987
Construction cost	120 million USD
Capacity	10,000 (in hall); 24,000 (in porticoes); 40,000 (in courtyard)
Minaret(s)	4
Minaret height	90 m (300 ft)

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The Faisal Mosque is a mosque in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is the National mosque of Pakistan,^[1]^[2] and one of the largest mosques in the Islamic world. It is named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It was the biggest mosque for over six years between 1986 and 1993).

Gallery[edit]

Faisal Mosque at night
Faisal Mosque in March 1986 to 2006
Night view of the Faisal Mosque and surrounding area
Interior of the mosque.

References[edit]

↑ Len McGrane (January–February 1992). "A Mosque in Islamabad". Saudi Aramco World magazine. Aramco Services Company. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
↑ Neelam Naz (13 September 2005). "Contribution of Turkish architects to the national architecture of Pakistan: Vedat Dalokay" (PDF). Journal of the Faculty of Architecture. Ankara, Turkey: Middle East Technical University. 22 (2): 56–64. Retrieved 29 November 2007.

Other websites[edit]

Click here to see a highly detailed 3D Model of Faisal Masjid in Google Earth.
Faisal Mosque - ArchNet Digital Library Archived 2005-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
Faisal Mosque - World is Round Archived 2008-01-18 at the Wayback Machine

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[mosque1-1] Len McGrane (January–February 1992). "A Mosque in Islamabad". Saudi Aramco World magazine. Aramco Services Company. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2007.

[mosque2-2] Neelam Naz (13 September 2005). "Contribution of Turkish architects to the national architecture of Pakistan: Vedat Dalokay" (PDF). Journal of the Faculty of Architecture. Ankara, Turkey: Middle East Technical University. 22 (2): 56–64. Retrieved 29 November 2007.

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