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Shah Faisal Mosque in Islamabad

Faisal Mosque Islamabad is a famous mosque of not only Pakistan but also in the South Asia for its unique architecture and excellent design. The building of the mosque is a marvel in itself with four tall minarets complimenting the modernized dome of the mosque. The white color of the Faisal Mosque along with its exclusive design makes the mosque a worth watching sight. Faisal Mosque fulfills all the criterions of an international mosque and facilitates the local Muslims around the city of Islamabad to offer their prayers in a world class mosque. The mosque is spread over a spacious area and it possesses great capacity to allow maximum people to offer their daily prayers. Along with the local people coming for their prayers Faisal Mosque is being visited by the visitors from all over globe coming to watch the real gem of a marvel in form of Faisal Mosque.

Architecture and Design of the Faisal Mosque:

Faisal Mosque was built in 1986. The architecture and design of the mosque makes the Faisal Mosque a very special place to visit. The architecture of the Faisal Mosque is being accomplished by a Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay. Later he got the Agha Khan award for the best architecture of the Faisal Mosque. The dome of the mosque is designed in an exquisite way which is contemporary in nature and distinguishes the Faisal Mosque from the other mosques of the world. It lacks a traditional dome and has a eight sided cubic shape of dome which is supported by the four minarets which add to the beauty of the mosque. The whole architecture is a superb example of modern Turkish architecture.

Location of the Faisal Mosque:

Faisal Mosque is present in the capital city of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The mosque is present at the north east end of the city of Islamabad. One side of the mosque meets some part of the Margalla Hills which are the western most foot hills of the Himalayas Mountain range. This is why the Faisal Mosque is present on a little bit elevated area. The wonderful building of Faisal Mosque can be seen even from some distance as it is on the elevated surface and then its tall Minarets also add to the height of the Faisal Mosque.  The tourists from the world come in large number to take the visit of the great mosque of Islamic world.

Capacity of the Faisal Mosque:

Faisal Mosque has been recognized as the national mosque of the country after being established in 1986. It is one of the largest mosques of the world.  Due to it gigantic size and excellent infrastructure the Faisal Mosque offers massive capacity for the people to offer their prayers and for the visiting people as well. The Faisal Mosque covers an area of 54000 square foot and it can accommodate almost 300,000 people at a time in the courtyards and grounds of the mosque to offer their prayers every day.