"Mosque Complex"

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4 May 2019

Algiers, May 04, 2019 Algeria: The Grand Mosque of Algiers, also known as Djamaa el Djazair, is the largest mosque in Africa and must open its doors. Facing the sea, the Great Mosque of Algiers, colossal work of Abdelaziz Bouteflika pushed to resign by demonstrations on April 2, would have cost two billion US dollars for construction. The mega-mosque complex covers an area of 400,000 square meters, making it the third largest mosque in the world. Its 20,000 square meter prayer room is designed to accommodate 37,000 worshipers at a time. The giant mosque also includes the world's tallest minaret, 265 meters high, designed to withstand a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The project was overseen by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), which has deployed approximately 2,300 engineers, construction officials and workers from China, Algeria and other African countries. Construction began in August 2012

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4 May 2019

Algiers, May 04, 2019 Algeria: The Grand Mosque of Algiers, also known as Djamaa el Djazair, is the largest mosque in Africa and must open its doors. Facing the sea, the Great Mosque of Algiers, colossal work of Abdelaziz Bouteflika pushed to resign by demonstrations on April 2, would have cost two billion US dollars for construction. The mega-mosque complex covers an area of 400,000 square meters, making it the third largest mosque in the world. Its 20,000 square meter prayer room is designed to accommodate 37,000 worshipers at a time. The giant mosque also includes the world's tallest minaret, 265 meters high, designed to withstand a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The project was overseen by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), which has deployed approximately 2,300 engineers, construction officials and workers from China, Algeria and other African countries. Construction began in August 2012

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4 May 2019

Algiers, May 04, 2019 Algeria: The Grand Mosque of Algiers, also known as Djamaa el Djazair, is the largest mosque in Africa and must open its doors. Facing the sea, the Great Mosque of Algiers, colossal work of Abdelaziz Bouteflika pushed to resign by demonstrations on April 2, would have cost two billion US dollars for construction. The mega-mosque complex covers an area of 400,000 square meters, making it the third largest mosque in the world. Its 20,000 square meter prayer room is designed to accommodate 37,000 worshipers at a time. The giant mosque also includes the world's tallest minaret, 265 meters high, designed to withstand a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The project was overseen by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), which has deployed approximately 2,300 engineers, construction officials and workers from China, Algeria and other African countries. Construction began in August 2012

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4 May 2019

Algiers, May 04, 2019 Algeria: The Grand Mosque of Algiers, also known as Djamaa el Djazair, is the largest mosque in Africa and must open its doors. Facing the sea, the Great Mosque of Algiers, colossal work of Abdelaziz Bouteflika pushed to resign by demonstrations on April 2, would have cost two billion US dollars for construction. The mega-mosque complex covers an area of 400,000 square meters, making it the third largest mosque in the world. Its 20,000 square meter prayer room is designed to accommodate 37,000 worshipers at a time. The giant mosque also includes the world's tallest minaret, 265 meters high, designed to withstand a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The project was overseen by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), which has deployed approximately 2,300 engineers, construction officials and workers from China, Algeria and other African countries. Construction began in August 2012

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4 May 2019

Algiers, May 04, 2019 Algeria: The Grand Mosque of Algiers, also known as Djamaa el Djazair, is the largest mosque in Africa and must open its doors. Facing the sea, the Great Mosque of Algiers, colossal work of Abdelaziz Bouteflika pushed to resign by demonstrations on April 2, would have cost two billion US dollars for construction. The mega-mosque complex covers an area of 400,000 square meters, making it the third largest mosque in the world. Its 20,000 square meter prayer room is designed to accommodate 37,000 worshipers at a time. The giant mosque also includes the world's tallest minaret, 265 meters high, designed to withstand a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The project was overseen by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), which has deployed approximately 2,300 engineers, construction officials and workers from China, Algeria and other African countries. Construction began in August 2012

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4 May 2019

Algiers, May 04, 2019 Algeria: The Grand Mosque of Algiers, also known as Djamaa el Djazair, is the largest mosque in Africa and must open its doors. Facing the sea, the Great Mosque of Algiers, colossal work of Abdelaziz Bouteflika pushed to resign by demonstrations on April 2, would have cost two billion US dollars for construction. The mega-mosque complex covers an area of 400,000 square meters, making it the third largest mosque in the world. Its 20,000 square meter prayer room is designed to accommodate 37,000 worshipers at a time. The giant mosque also includes the world's tallest minaret, 265 meters high, designed to withstand a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The project was overseen by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), which has deployed approximately 2,300 engineers, construction officials and workers from China, Algeria and other African countries. Construction began in August 2012

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4 May 2019

Algiers, May 04, 2019 Algeria: The Grand Mosque of Algiers, also known as Djamaa el Djazair, is the largest mosque in Africa and must open its doors. Facing the sea, the Great Mosque of Algiers, colossal work of Abdelaziz Bouteflika pushed to resign by demonstrations on April 2, would have cost two billion US dollars for construction. The mega-mosque complex covers an area of 400,000 square meters, making it the third largest mosque in the world. Its 20,000 square meter prayer room is designed to accommodate 37,000 worshipers at a time. The giant mosque also includes the world's tallest minaret, 265 meters high, designed to withstand a magnitude 9.0 earthquake. The project was overseen by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), which has deployed approximately 2,300 engineers, construction officials and workers from China, Algeria and other African countries. Construction began in August 2012

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20 November 2018

The Qutub complex is an array of monuments and buildings at Mehrauli in Delhi, India, on 18 November 2018. Its foundation was laid by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who later became the first Sultan of Delhi of the Mamluk dynasty. The Qubbat-ul-Islam Mosque (Dome of Islam), later corrupted into Quwwat-ul Islam, stands next to the Qutub Minar.

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#3441692

17 November 2018

Façade of Amir Chakhmagh complex, the three storey arcade structure with black a wooden altar covered with black cloth called nakhl in front of it on September 17, 2018.

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17 November 2018

Façade of Amir Chakhmagh complex, the three storey arcade structure with black a wooden altar covered with black cloth called nakhl in front of it on September 17, 2018.

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17 November 2018

Giant sign Yazd in front of the city main attraction Amir Chakhmagh complex, the three storey arcade structure in Yazd, Iran on September 17, 2018.

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#2249253

7 October 2017

Ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi, India, on 7 October 2017. Qutb Minar was established along with Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque around 1192, by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. The mosque complex is one of the earliest that survives in the Indian subcontinent.

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7 October 2017

Ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi, India, on 7 October 2017. Qutb Minar was established along with Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque around 1192, by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. The mosque complex is one of the earliest that survives in the Indian subcontinent.

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#2249250

7 October 2017

Islamic calligraphy adorns the ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi, India, on 7 October 2017. Qutb Minar was established along with Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque around 1192, by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. The mosque complex is one of the earliest that survives in the Indian subcontinent.

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7 October 2017

Ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi, India, on 7 October 2017. Qutb Minar was established along with Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque around 1192, by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. The mosque complex is one of the earliest that survives in the Indian subcontinent.

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7 October 2017

Ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi, India, on 7 October 2017. Qutb Minar was established along with Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque around 1192, by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. The mosque complex is one of the earliest that survives in the Indian subcontinent.

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