One of the most visible aspects of mosque architecture is the minaret, a tower adjacent or attached to a mosque, from which the call to prayer is announced. Some minarets & mosques are designed with clock towers to highlight prayer times
A thread on clock towers & minarets…
A thread on clock towers & minarets…
1/ Minaret Clock Tower of Asma Bint Alawi Mosque, Muscat, Oman
Inspired by Moroccan architectural styles. It features a central colourful decorated dome, as well as an exquisite clock tower as its minaret.
Inspired by Moroccan architectural styles. It features a central colourful decorated dome, as well as an exquisite clock tower as its minaret.
2/ Clock Tower, Doha, Qatar
Located next to the Grand Mosque, this old clock tower features Arabic numerals on its face. Built in !956, it is well known landmark in Doha
Located next to the Grand Mosque, this old clock tower features Arabic numerals on its face. Built in !956, it is well known landmark in Doha
3/ Clock Tower Minaret, Tunisia
This unique minaret symbolizing coexistence can be found in Tunisia's town of Testour founded in the 17th century by Muslim and Jewish refugees from Andalusia (Spain)
This unique minaret symbolizing coexistence can be found in Tunisia's town of Testour founded in the 17th century by Muslim and Jewish refugees from Andalusia (Spain)
4/ Clock Tower Minaret at Imam Reza Shrine, Iran
Largest mosque in the world by area. Also contained within the complex are Goharshad Mosque, a museum, a library, seminaries, a cemetery, the Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, a dining hall for pilgrims & vast prayer halls
Largest mosque in the world by area. Also contained within the complex are Goharshad Mosque, a museum, a library, seminaries, a cemetery, the Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, a dining hall for pilgrims & vast prayer halls
5/ Clock Tower (Sahat Kula) & Minaret of Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans.
Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans.
6/ Clock Tower, Iraq
7/ Masjid Sri Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
A beautiful mosque with a stunning architectural design and garden. Locally dubbed ‘The Malaysian Taj Mahal’ due to the resemblance with the original one. With two clock towers at the entrance
A beautiful mosque with a stunning architectural design and garden. Locally dubbed ‘The Malaysian Taj Mahal’ due to the resemblance with the original one. With two clock towers at the entrance
8/ Clock Tower of Muhammad Ali Mosque
A 19th century French clock tower situated at the Cairo Citadel, and Egypt's first public ticking clock The clock was installed at the Citadel in 1856 under Abbas I of Egypt, following the construction of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali
A 19th century French clock tower situated at the Cairo Citadel, and Egypt's first public ticking clock The clock was installed at the Citadel in 1856 under Abbas I of Egypt, following the construction of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali
9/ Clock Tower, Tirana, Albania
The Clock Tower is a cultural monument dating back to 1822. It stands beside Et’hem Bey mosque, built by the same person. You can climb its 90 stairs and on reaching the top have a magnificent view of the main square in Tirana and beyond
The Clock Tower is a cultural monument dating back to 1822. It stands beside Et’hem Bey mosque, built by the same person. You can climb its 90 stairs and on reaching the top have a magnificent view of the main square in Tirana and beyond
10/ Clock Tower Minaret of Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
This distinctive red & white striped two-storey building, with a clock tower, was built in 1909. Its architecture was inspired by the pomegranate, which is manifested in the building colour & shape of the domes
This distinctive red & white striped two-storey building, with a clock tower, was built in 1909. Its architecture was inspired by the pomegranate, which is manifested in the building colour & shape of the domes
11/ Clock Tower Minaret at Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque is a Shi'ite Islamic mosque located in the Kādhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. The clock tower is intricately decorated with colourful Islamic pattern
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque is a Shi'ite Islamic mosque located in the Kādhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq. The clock tower is intricately decorated with colourful Islamic pattern
12/ Abrāj al-Bayt, Saudi Arabia
Also called Makkah Royal Clock Tower, multitowered skyscraper complex adjacent to the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Completed in 2012, it is the world's second tallest building, surpassed only by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE
Also called Makkah Royal Clock Tower, multitowered skyscraper complex adjacent to the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Completed in 2012, it is the world's second tallest building, surpassed only by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE
13/ Çorum Clock Tower & Minarets
Çorum Clock Tower is a clock tower in the Central district of Çorum province, Turkey. It was built either in 1894 according to Çorum Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate and Meltem Cansever, or in 1896 according to Hakkı Acun
Çorum Clock Tower is a clock tower in the Central district of Çorum province, Turkey. It was built either in 1894 according to Çorum Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate and Meltem Cansever, or in 1896 according to Hakkı Acun
14/ Clock Tower of Yateem Mosque, Manama, Bahrain
Built in 1992 by Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, this mosque is easily identified by its unique minaret, which (unusually for a mosque) also serves as a clock tower
Built in 1992 by Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, this mosque is easily identified by its unique minaret, which (unusually for a mosque) also serves as a clock tower
15/ Minaret Tepsi, The Clock Tower, Erzurum, Turkey
Built early 12th century, the minaret played the role of an observation tower. The tower was made a sentry already in Ottoman times. The clock tower still remains an architectural monument
Built early 12th century, the minaret played the role of an observation tower. The tower was made a sentry already in Ottoman times. The clock tower still remains an architectural monument
16/ Minaret of Djamaʽa el Djedid, The Clock Tower, Algiers, Algeria
The Mosque is dated to 1660/1070 AH by an inscription over its main entrance portal. The clock, that was integrated into the minaret by French architect Bournichon, was originally part of the Palais Jenina
The Mosque is dated to 1660/1070 AH by an inscription over its main entrance portal. The clock, that was integrated into the minaret by French architect Bournichon, was originally part of the Palais Jenina
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