Through the lens of Eric Lafforgue
Eric Lafforgue spends most of his time travelling the globe to share his encounters, through the perception of an ethnologist and the heart of an artist, privileging the regions or populations in danger…
Birdhouses of Turkey
Beautiful bird-houses can be spotted on the facade of a number of mosques in Turkey. The purpose of these charming bird houses was to provide refuge to birds and to protect them from…
Šarena Džamija Mosque
Šarena Džamija, (Turkish: Alaca Cami) meaning Decorated Mosque in English, is a mosque located near the Pena River in Tetovo, Macedonia. The mosque was originally built in 1438 and later rebuilt in 1833…
Chiniot’s Shahi Masjid
Chiniot’s Shahi Masjid (Badshahi Mosque) was built by Nawab Saad UlIah Khan (1595- 1655) during the regime of Emperor Shah Jahan (1628-58).
Bahawalpur Mosque at Aitchison College Lahore
Built in the year 1900, the Bahawalpur Mosque was commissioned by the Nawab of Bahawalpur while he was himself a student at Aitchison College Lahore. Photography by F.Bhatti. fa bhatti
Bala Hauz Mosque, Uzbekistan
Also known as: Bala-Hauz Masjid, Bolo Hauz Mosque, Bolo Khaus Mosque, Bolo Khauz Mosque, Bala Khauz Mosque. The name Bala Hauz Mosque translates as “The Mosque of the Bala Lake”, which refers to…
Great Mosque of Xi’an
The Great Mosque of Xian is the largest and best preserved of the early mosques of China. Built primarily in the Ming Dynasty when Chinese architectural elements were synthesized into mosque architecture. Like…
Sidi Bashir Mosque, Ahmedabad
The Sidi Bashir Mosque is located in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Due to its unique construction, the mosque is also called Jhulta Minar or Shaking Minarets. It is believed that the mosque was constructed by Sidi Bashir, a slave of Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1452.
Yeni Cami – The New Mosque
The Yeni Cami, The New Mosque or Mosque of the Valide Sultan (Turkish: ‘Yeni Cami, Yeni Valide Camii’) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated on the Golden Horn at the southern end of the Galata Bridge. It is one of the best-known sights of Istanbul.
Jalil Khayat Mosque
The Jalil Khayat mosque, which resembles in style the Muhammad Ali mosque in Cairo and the Blue mosque in Istanbul, was inaugurated in Erbil on January 19, 2007. Erbil is the Capital City…
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
Built in 999 in Toledo, this building is a rarity in that it is in much the same state as it was when it was originally built. It is one of the few mosques…
Colors of Cape Town Mosques
Vibrant, colorful and beautiful Mosques of Cape Town, South Africa. Cape town-Moslem mosque pics
