Masjid-e-Tooba
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Construction
The construction of the mosque began in 1966.[2] It took three years and was completed in 1969. The mosque was designed by Pakistani architect Babar Hameed Chauhan and the structural engineer for the project was Zaheer Haider Naqvi.[1] The mosque has the capacity to hold up to 5,000 people.[3] It has praying hall under wider dome without any pillar or column.[2] The dome has the diameter of Script error: No such module "convert".. The mosque is built over a total area of Script error: No such module "convert".. It has single minaret with a height of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
The mosque is considered to be the largest single-dome mosque in the world with no pillars in its central prayer hall. Its huge dome is supported on a low surrounding wall.[1][4]
See also
References
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- Enlarged photo of Masjid e Tooba on gettyimages.com website
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