Mosques of the Modern Age

مساجد العصر

A trail through modern mosque architecture.

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Global / Diaspora
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Hassan II

    Casablanca 1993: the world's tallest minaret over the ocean.

    Hassan II Mosque

  2. Faisal

    Islamabad 1986: a Bedouin tent at the Margalla foot.

    Faisal Mosque

  3. Sulaymaniyya

    Istanbul 1557: Sinan teaching generations.

    Süleymaniye Mosque · Istanbul

  4. Al-Azhar today

    A thousand years and still teaching.

    Al-Azhar Mosque · Cairo

  5. What is a mosque

    Qibla, mihrab, minbar, minaret.

    What is the mosque? · Minbar · Mihrab

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Overview

A path through modern architecture: Hassan II on the Atlantic, Faisal in Islamabad, and the Suleymaniye as the origin.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Mosques of the Modern Age”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-modern-mosques/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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