The Suleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the second Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. It is the second largest mosque in the city, and one of the best-known sights of Istanbul.It was built on the order of Sultan Suleiman I and was constructed by the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. The construction work began in 1550 and the mosque was finished in 1558.
Sehitlik Mosque in Berlin is the most fabulous mosque and it is a structured as a dome. The architect of this mosque is Tarkan Akarsu ans Hilmi Senalp.The height of minaret is 37.07 m, gross floor space is 2 805 m, height to tip of dome is 21.1 m and interior height is 16.32 m.
The Piyale Pasha Mosque was commissioned by the grand admiral of the time, Mehmet Piyale Pasha (1553-1577) in the time of Selim II (1566-1574). It was built as a part of a larger complex with a dervish lodge, a madrasa, a bathhouse, and a tomb. Most of the buildings disappeared over time, but the mosque and the tomb remained intact. The complex was constructed on the site of a former dockyard, the site of a planned canal project supported by Piyale Pasha. Discarded after his death, the canal project was intended to enhance civic life in the area.There are six-domed structure in which the identical domes are arranged in two rows of three. The prayer hall measures about thirty and a half meters by twenty meters, with additional bays on both ends of the domed bays. The six domes, each approximately nine meters in diameter, are carried by two tapered granite piers in the center of the prayer hall. They rest on the qibla and along the sides of the entrance walls.
The Mosque and Islamic Cultural Center is intended to serve the growing number of Muslims that have moved to Rome. The mosque is the only one in Rome and the complex is considered one of the major monuments built in the city in the past few decades. It has become well known outside Rome and Italy as a result of the considerable coverage it has received in a number of international publications. The functional requirements for the design of the center included designing a prayer area which would accommodate 2'500 worshippers, and which would be served by ablution areas. In addition, the design was to include a smaller prayer hall which would accommodate 150 worshippers, an educational section containing a library and classrooms, a conference auditorium for 400 people, an exhibition area, and two residential apartments, one for the imam of the mosque and the other for visitors.
The Mevlana Mosque is a mosque in Rotterdam, Netherlands which serve mainly the Turkish-Dutch community. The mosque, named after Rumi, was built in 2001 and benefits from two minarets. The mosque was voted as Rotterdam's most attractive building in 2006.
The mosque was built in the Kazan Kremlin in the 16th century. It was named after Qolşärif who served there. Qolsharif died with his numerous students while defending Kazan from Russian forces in 1552. It is believed that the building featured minarets, both in the form of cupolas and tents. Several countries contributed to the fund that was set up to build Qolsharif mosque. Several countries contributed to the fund that was set up to build this mosque.
The Cologne Mosque is a project by German Muslims of the Organization DITIB to build a large, representative central mosque in Cologne, Germany. After some controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council. The mosque is designed in Ottoman architectural style, with glass walls, two minarets and a dome. The mosque is proposed to have a bazaar as well as other secular areas intended for interfaith interactions.
