Thursday, June 16, 2011

MASJI-E-TOOBA ,(MOSQUE) Karachi

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF MASJI-E-TOOBA, KARACHI PAKISTAN






SITUATED

It is situated in Defence Karachi, It is located just off main Korangi Road. Masjid e Tooba is often claimed to be the largest single dome mosque in the world. It is also major tourist attraction in Karachi. Masjid e Tooba is built with pure white marble.

BUILT IN

It was built in 1969

HISTORY OF MOSQUE

Masjid e Tooba is built with pure white marble. The dome of the Masjid e Tooba is 72 meters (236 feet) in diameter, and is balanced on a low surrounding wall with no central pillars. Masjid e Tooba has a single minaret standing 70 meters high. The central prayer hall has a capacity of 5,000 people. It has been built keeping acoustics in mind. A person speaking inside one end of the dome can be heard at the other end. This mosque was designed by Pakistani architect Dr Babar Hamid Chauhan.

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