Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque of Muscat

December 11, 2018

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Completed in 2001 after six years of construction and 300,000 tons of sandstone, it can hold up to 20,000 worshipers.

4 responses to “Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque of Muscat”

jurvetson

Dec 11, 2018 at 9:09 pm

The chandelier in the men’s prayer hall is 46 ft tall and weighs 8.5 tons. It holds 600,000 Swarovski crystals and took more than four years to complete.

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In Memoriam: jerryfi_99

Jan 18, 2019 at 4:09 am

Looks like something was censored next to the minarets on the right? Beautiful architecture and photography.

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jurvetson

Jan 18, 2019 at 3:47 pm

Cool effect, right? It is a street sign in the foreground; I was shooting out the window of a moving car

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In Memoriam: jerryfi_99

Jan 24, 2019 at 3:20 am

I never would have guessed…. it was a real puzzler for me…

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