Mosque Collection

Masjid Al Haram, Mecca
Traditionally inaugurated by Abraham, the Masjid al-Haram at Mecca, for Moslems the holiest place on Earth, houses the Ka aba containing a black meteorite venerated by Islam. Date: BCE - present

Larnaca Castle, Cyprus
The Fort of Larnaca, Cyprus - erected by the Turks in 1625 Date: circa 1910s

Public Water Fountain - Bosnia - Banjaluka
Banjaluka, Bosnia Herzegovina - a public water fountain used for washing prior to a visit to the Mosque

Tank Corps Recruitment
A recruitment poster for the British Tanks Corps Armoured Car Companies - Become a Motor Enginerr and see the World!

Mecca, Saudi Arabia - view toward the Kaaba
Mecca, Saudi Arabia - The holiest site in the Islamic World and a place of pilgrimage attracting many millions of Muslims each year from all over the world

Zoe Porphyrogenita (978-1050). Mosaic
Zoe Porphyrogenita (978-1050). Byzantine empress. Mosaic of the South Gallery. Hagia Sophia. Istanbul. Turkey

Mecca, Saudi Arabia - Court of the Ka aba: overall view. Date: circa 1905

Bara Bazaar and Charminar - Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Bara Bazaar and (back centre) the Charminar or Mosque of the Four Minarets and Four Towers

Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran and Shah Mosque
The Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran - one of the biggest city squares in the world and an outstanding example of Iranian and Islamic architecture. A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Dolmabahce Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, with warships of the Turkish navy on the Bosphorus in the background. 1930s

Konya - Mosque & Turbe (burial building) of Rumi. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

View across the Golden horn toward Topkapi Palace
View across the Golden Horn (with Topkapi Palace in background) looking over the done and minarets of a Constantinople Mosque

Istanbul Skyline, Turkey - Sunset
Istanbul Skyline at sunset, dominated by the domes and minarets of two of the principal Mosques - Turkey. Date: 1910s

Libya - Tripoli - Panoramic view. Note the imposing bulk of Tripoli Cathedral - converted to a Mosque by Muammar Gaddafis regime in 1970 Date: circa late 1930s

Jerusalem: the Mosque of Omar (Dome of the Rock) Date: circa 1906

Mahometan Mosque, Ki Dulan, Moluccas, Indonesia
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Kosovo - Pristina
The Mosque of Sultan Mehmed Fatih, Pristina - one of the oldest monuments in Kosovo. One of the men in the foreground is wearing Albanian headgear. Date: 1910

Turkish Hodja
Turkish holy man ( Hodja ) - Constantinople. Once a man had taken pilgrimage to Mecca, he always wore a beard and was forthwith known as Haji (followed by his name) to denote this fact

Isawiya Mosque, Tangiers, Morocco
The Minaret of the Isawiya Mosque, Tangiers, Morocco Date: circa 1910s

Livno, Bosnia Herzegovina - Mosque with impressive minaret

Decorative Islamic Interior - Bosnia
A very stylised postcard depicting a view through an Islamic-style portal past decorated curtains toward a fine balcony and screen and a riverside mosque

Tizi Ouzou - Mosque Layla Saida, Algeria
Tizi Ouzou is a city in Kabylia, Algeria - the capital and largest city of Tizi Ouzou Province and of Great Kabylia (western part of Kabylia), Algeria

Andijan - Uzbekistan
Andijan (Andijon), Uzbekistan - a small roadside mosque

Boatmen on the Bosphorus. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times, Byzantium was considered the world centre of civilsation for 600 years

Elderly man at prayer in an Istanbul Mosque
Elderly man at prayer in the Sultan Ahmet Mosque in Istanbul, kneeling in the direction of Mecca

Morocco, Casablanca - Call to Prayer
General View taken from a Casablanca Mosque, with a young Muslim man giving the call to prayer. Casablanca is in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean

Izmir, Turkey - Camel Train passes Mosque
A camel train passes a Mosque, following the Great Fire. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Greek Army occupied Izmir

The Ruins of Mansoura - Algeria
The Ruins of Mansoura - Tlemcen, Algeria

Istanbul - Galata Bridge
A view across the Galata Bridge and Golden Horn, with motorbuses, trams, cars and pedestrians packing the crossing

Turkey Istanbul
Celebrating the restoration of the mosque of Santa Sophia by the Fossatis

Saudi Arabia / Mecca 15C
Mecca: Bird s-eye view of the Ka aba and mosque

ALEXANDRIA
A view of Alexandria, with Pompeys Pillar in the foreground and the remains of the Pharos Lighthouse (now used as a fort) on the left

Mosque at Woking / 1889
The 1st purpose-built mosque in Britain at the Oriental Institute, Maybury, Woking

The Grand Mosque of Mecca, showing the Kaaba, 1800s. Tempio della Mecca. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Facade and plan of the Byzantine church Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Sanctuary or Absida 1, Soglia or limit of the nave 2, sacristy or Diaconicon 3, room 4, classroom 5, portico 6, 7, Emperors seat 8

Istanbul, Turkey - Interior of the Eyup Sultan Mosque (Eyup Sultan Camii) - the complex includes a mausoleum marking the spot where Eyup (Job) al-Ansari

Mosque In Pondichery, India

Mosque Near Calcutta, India

Mosque of Omar, jerusalem

Israel Jerusalem Mosque of Omar pre-1900

Mosque of Tooloon, Cairo, Egypt

Egypt Cairo Mosque of Tooloon Victorian period

Mosque of Amer, Cairo, Egypt

Mosque of Amer, Cairo, Egypt, Victorian period

Mosque of Mishdd, Philae, Egypt

Mosque of Mishdd, Philae, Egypt, Victorian period

Mosque of Omar, Jersulem (hand coloured photo)
Mosque of Omar, Jersulem, Victorian period (hand coloured photo)

Jama Mosque, Agra, India - Victorian period

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