The enormous Shah Faisal Masjid is superbly sited at the foot of the Margalla Hills. It represents an eight-faceted desert 'tent' supported on four giant concrete girders and surrounded by four 90-meter (300-foot)high concrete minuets that lock like rockets on launching pads. The central 'tent' is faced in white marble and decorated inside with mosaics and a spectacular chandelier. The mosque was designed by the Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay, and largely financed by donations from Saudi Arabia. The biggest mosque in the world, it holds about 15,000 people inside, and another 85,000 in the courtyard.
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