7 Mosque most UNIQUE and AMAZING in the World

This page provides information mosque which still retain the art and architecture of early civilizations on the local tribes have value and because of the history of civilization, and a mosque to be built on the present with civilization architectural design ancestral heritage one of the reasons for the glorification and maintain the values of art and architecture of the original civilization of nations, and the mosque has been built with modern architectural design with a completely forgetting the history of civilization and the triumph of Islamic architecture in prime time, by applying the concept of the considerations and reasons.

As we know, that many mosques architecture which still retains the original architecture of civilization local tribes in this world, because the building already exists, and was built in the early days in and adoption of Islam, while this thread will only present information mosque building 7 just fruit who are classified as â € œ7 € Mosquesâ Simply Amazing! in the world.

1. © Djennà Great Mosque, West Africa
Djenné Great Mosque, the mosque was originally built entirely with materials œfereyâ € â €? or bricks of dried soil material with the sun and diplaster with mud, with a wall thickness of between 41 cm and 61 cm. This mosque was built in the 13th century and renovated in 1834. Mosque is seen in this picture again rebuilt in the early 20th century and completed around 1909. with the help and support which the French Government at that time was Djennà © French colonies in West Africa. The French government has given aid and political support and funds for rebuilding the Great Mosque Djennà © this.


The only part of the original building is retained from this mosque is the base space (cage) where the cemetery or graves of local leaders of the nation Djennà ©.

The Great Mosque is located in the Bani River Water Bearer, on platforms or sites that have been raised with a surface area of 5625 sq ma, so protected from flooding.

Each year, the mosque Djennà © received treatment or repair in order to welcome the festival of the people as a wonderful entertainment, and fun for the community Djennà ©.

© Djennà Great Mosque is one of the â € € Duniaâ Heritage œSitus? established by UNESCO in the year 1988a € ³, which can be visited any time, but are not allowed to enter the building, unless you are Muslims. Great Mosque has been closed to non-Muslims in 1996, a result of rioting and firing one of the official French Vogue magazine photography in the mosque.


2. Great Mosque of Xia € ™ an, China

Great Mosque of Xia € ™ This is the first mosque in China during the Tang Dynasty, the mosque design is influenced by the architecture of buildings and houses of worship that was prevalent at the time, the mosque was built during 742CE (Xuanzong Emperor, 685-762)

Then Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty back renovate the mosque, which never quite adds dome or domes and towers, or did not change the original architecture of the mosque.

Important feature of this architecture is its emphasis on the â € kontrasâ € œsimetris? the park around the building

This mosque is one example of Sino-Islamic architecture. in China, especially the mosque near the Drum Tower (Gu Lou) on Huajue Lane from Xia € ™ an (Sian), Shaanxi province, China, and is one of the oldest mosques and the most famous in this country ..

This mosque was originally a religious center (of Islam) for the Arab and Persian traders who operate in the center of Cina.serta trade relations with the government of the Tang dynasty, is where the trade routes of Xia € ™ connected to the Middle East and Europe, and China to open up the world West.

In 754 AD census showed that there were five thousand foreigners living in this city of the Turks, Iranians, Indians, and the Japanese, Koreans and Malays civilized nations of the east.

To know and learn more of this mosque architecture, please visit the website (or click here). This website contains lots of pictures and detailed explanations of the Great Mosque of Xia € ™, as well as some history about the area.


3. Mosque of Samarra, Iraq

Great Mosque in Samarra, Iraq was built in the 9th century, the 848CE, completed in 52 years during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil (in Samarra) from 847 to 861.

At the time, this mosque is the largest mosque in the world, a high tower, which is a famous tower called al-Malwiya tower is 52 meters with a base width of the spiral tower of 33 meters, and can accommodate eighty thousand worshipers. Mosque didinding or lined with brick walls that surround an area measuring 240 meters long, 158 meters wide and 10 meters high. Walls covered with dark blue panels with glass mosaic.

Tower spiral mosque. This spiral minaret is very popular, and are features that are listed first on the historic buildings œCongregational Mosqueâ â € €? Al-Mutawakkil in Iraq, followed by 20 other palace buildings. This proves that the leader or caliph in Iraq at that time greatly appreciate the development and advancement of architectural art.

Unfortunately, on April 1, 2005, the top Malwiya mosque damaged by a bomb. infasi U.S. in the war to Iraqi state. (such as pictures of ruins mosque, as well) Iraqi officials have stated a claim that U.S. troops had caused significant damage to historic sites in Samarra, including the walls of an ancient palace in Iraq.


4. Jami-Ul-Alfar, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Jami-Ul-Alfar, is one of the oldest mosques in the city of Colombo and an icon of tourism in the capital of Sri Lanka

Characteristic of this mosque architecture design is a decorative wall ornament or red and white stripes.

The mosque is located at the crossroads in the Pettah Bazaar, built in 1909 by architect named Saibo Lebbe who designed this building for one year in 1908.

Some people have recognized that Jami Ul Alfar mosque is one of Marka œland â € €? icon pawisata Colombo city

In addition to the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka, the architecture of these mosques are also located in the city called Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Masjid Jamek




5. Mosque Dublin, Ireland

Ireland Dublin Mosque, the mosque is one that reflects the local culture, because the semulanya not designed for building mosques. Tetepi designed and built to house a home, then switch the function of mosques as a place of worship.

This mosque, opened in 1983, by a group of Muslim students who arrived in Dublin in the early 1950s in order to study in this area. They are the Society's first Islamic society in 1959 in Dublin, and a decade later people began to raise funds to purchase a building that would be the mosques.

They first bought a house in Harrington Street, and then increased the number of Muslim immigrants as well so they had to search for new buildings.

In 1983 they purchased a building, the building now was once a house on South Circular Road, Dublin 8, which later became a mosque and also functioned as a central â € œThe Islamic Foundationâ €? in Ireland. Now the number of Muslims in Ireland amounted to approximately 1300 people.


6. Assyafaah Mosque Singapore

Assyafaah Mosque, Singapore is a mosque that was built with modern architectural design (The Modern Mosque), the mosque was once a base or office Singapore Islamic Religious Council of Singapore Majlis Ulema Islam (MUIS) is designed by Architects œForum € â € Singapuraâ?, At all This mosque without a dome or a dome.

The mosque is located in the northern island of Singapore in an environment full of tall buildings, architect Tan Kok Hiang with this mosque design concerns with the concept of â € œkeharmonisan and toleransiâ €? in the diversity of social life of various tribes, so that the physical diaktualisasikanlah mosque architecture impartially to one of civilization or ethnic tribes manapun.dan on paradaban even any religion. But this building sudahbarang course must have a feature or a sign that the building actually was a mosque.

Assyafaah mosque opened in 2004 and this year the fifth mosque built in phase III, â € œThe program Mosque Building Funda €? Northern Singapore Muslim community. Mosque built using steel frame construction coated with anti-rust and cover œcolorless polyurethaneâ â € €?. The mosque is also in place of two old mosques closed in the Sembawang area that can accommodate as many as 4000 people audience.



7. œMahligai Minanga € â €? Masjid Raya Minangkabau

West Sumatra Province are to make a mark in addition to land in West Sumatra in the Clock Tower Bukittinggi, then in a couple of years there will be new land marks named œMahligai Minanga € â €?. This is the work of the architectural contest winners followed by 323 architects from several countries.

Minang Mahligai not merely a mosque, but an identity that will be centers of civilization, where one of the main building is the mosque building. That's where the blend of Islam and Minangkabau, by completing the building or room, among others; bangungunan room or educational institutions such as libraries, recreation vegas family, multi-purpose room that accommodates 3,000 people who could be used for seminars, performing arts, and so on.

Minangkabau society, most of the county of West Sumatra Province in carrying out socio-cultural life clung to the traditional adage basandi syaraâ € ™, € ™ syaraâ kitabullah basandi (ABS-SBK). Therefore, since until now, the mosque as a representation of life is one of the important cultural icons.


Mosques not only be a measure of the success of a regional community / village, but very good to be a community pride in these villages. That is why until now, every person who in good Minangkabau village or in the foreign country is always excited and competing to build mosques and prosperity. Thus, mosques became centers of social activity. In the ancestral lands mentioned, as one of the requirements for a village include babalai bamusajik. The existence of a consulting center ninik mamak and a mosque for religious activities and science.

Mosque is the main building and Mahligai Minang mengaktulisasikan take back the art and architecture â € œMinangkabau in the culture of civilization awalâ €?.

As is known in the history of the Kingdom of Pagarruyung that there are three phases or waves of civilization kebudyaan:

1). Phase or wave of civilization that embraced cultural Pagarruyung Hinduism Buddhism.

2) The phase wave Pagarruyung cultural civilization that embraced the Islamic religion. and

3) phase or wave of civilization or culture of Minangkabau Pagarruyung today.