If Indonesia had Istiqlal Mosque is famous for its splendor, Turkey has Kocatepe Mosque. This is the largest and most magnificent mosques in Turkey.
For Muslim tourists, one of which must be visited while traveling to a place, was stopped at the largest mosque and termegahnya. In Turkey, there is a large mosque, magnificent and beautiful is always crowded with travelers, Kocatepe Mosque its name, as the site ditulisa Ankara on Monday (05/08/2012).
The mosque is located in downtown Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Due to this strategic position, which makes Kocatepe Mosque Muslim so crowded with tourists during the holidays to Turkey.
Is built at the beginning in 1967-1987, Kocatepe mosque was transformed into Turkey's most famous landmark. Entry into the mosque, you are immediately brought to the prayer hall so vast and great.
There are many beautiful carvings on the walls and beautiful. Cool air from the air that is free from the door of the mosque entrance, directly hit your body. Not to forget a luxurious crystal chandeliers adorn the ceiling of the mosque.
Looking into the glass window of the mosque, calligraphy berlafazkan sentences of the Koran carved there. Increasingly look perfect with a combination of different colors window, such as red, blue, yellow, green and yellow.
Interestingly, the largest mosque in Turkey has an unusual pulpit the priest, that is on top of a ladder. When you wish to preach, the priest is required to climb the marble stairs to reach the podium. So, the whole congregation could see the priest while preaching.
Kocatepe Mosque indeed be called the most magnificent mosques and raised in Turkey. Imagine, with a length of 67 meters and 64 meters wide, this mosque can accommodate 24,000 people in it pilgrims.
The mosque is increasingly attractive to tourists because in the basement there is a fairly large shopping center. You can buy a variety of interesting items in the shopping center under this mosque.
source: Detiknews
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