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The enormous Shah Faisal Mosque 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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