Tuesday, December 27, 2011

FAISAL MASJID


Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Established 1986

Architectural information
Architect(s) Vedat Dalokay

Style Contemporary Islamic
Capacity 74,000 within the main areas,[1] approx. 200,000 in adjoining grounds

Covered area 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft)
Minaret(s) 4

Minaret height 90 meters (300 ft)
Construction cost 120 million USD


- Designed by: Turkish architect, Vedat Dalokay

- Built by: Pakistani Govt, with the help of King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz

- Capacity: 50,000 Worshipers

- Special Features & Measurements:

Was the largest mosque in the world till 1993
Turkish architectural style

Covered area of 5,000 m2
Third largest capacity of accommodating worshipers in its adjoining grounds after the Masjid al-Haram

Each Minar 80m high (tallest in South asia), 10 x 100 m in diameter
Architects from 17 countries submitted proposal for this Mosque’s construction

Cost of building: 130 million Saudi riyal (approx. $120 million)
Size: Building height: 131ft (40m); minaret height: 300ft.

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