Faisal Mosque

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	Faisal Mosque is Pakistan's largest, as well as its National Mosque
Basic information
Location	Islamabad, Pakistan
Affiliation	Islam
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Vedat Dalokay
Architectural type	Mosque
Architectural style	Contemporary Islamic
Construction cost	120 million USD
Specifications
Capacity	10,000 (in hall); 24,000 (in porticoes); 40,000 (in courtyard)
Minaret(s)	4
Minaret height	90 m (300 ft)

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

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

Faisal Mosque Media

Faisal Mosque close-up view
Faisal Mosque from the Margalla Hills
Faisal Mosque Islamabad
This is a photo of a monument in Pakistan identified as the
This is a photo of a monument in Pakistan identified as the
This is a photo of a monument in Pakistan identified as the
The mosque and Snow-capped Margalla Hills
Elevation view of the mosque
During 27th Ramadan
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References

↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2007.

Other websites

Click here Archived 2012-12-08 at the Wayback Machine 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2007.

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