The Faisal Mosque is the one of the largest mosque in Pakistan, located in the national capital city of Islamabad. It's the forth largest mosque in the world. The Faisal Mosque was named after the late King Faisal bin Abdul- Aziz of Saudi Arabia, who supported and financed the Pakistan government initiative to construct a National Mosques.
Completed in 1986, it was designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay to be shaped like a desert Bedouin’s tent. The mosque's architecture is modern and unique, lacking both the traditional domes and arches of most other mosques around the world. The minarets borrow their design from Turkish tradition and are thin and pencil like.
The interior of the main tent-shaped hall is covered in white marble and decorated with mosaics, calligraphy by the Pakistani artist Sadeqain, and a spectacular Turkish-style chandelier.
The Faisal Mosque has covered area of 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft). It can accommodate 10,000 worshipers in its main prayer hall 24,000 in its porticoes, 40,000 in its courtyard, and another 200,000 in its adjoining grounds.
Entrance is from the east, where the prayer hall is fronted by a courtyard with porticoes. The International Islamic University was housed under the main courtyard, but recently relocated to a new campus.
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