GRANDE MOSQUE TOUR

The Imir's family room. The chandelier is actually 24k gold and crystal. Hand made and the one directly in front of the camera is about 145,000.00US$, according to the director of the Mosque. It takes one full week to clean and put back together. The cleaning is done by hand using a special cleaner and wipes.

The main prayer area of the Mosque is somewhat shown here, it is so large I couldn't get all of it in the photo. It holds over 5,000 worshipers. The girls in the ninja suits are with us. By Mosque rule the women must be covered and everyone is barefoot.

Hand carved and painted. I cant remember what this is called but it serves a purpose and has a story that I do remember. In the old days the Mosque served as school for the children and the teachers sat inside these areas and their voices projected straight out to the students and all could hear without the teacher ever having to raise their voice to be heard. It really works. We all got in a whispered and it sounded just like leaning over and talking in someone's ear.

This is our group.

The main room again. This Mosque can hold up to about 60,000 people at one time.

This place is unreal. All the wood is hand carved and hand painted. Everything you see in these pics was done by a true craftsman. Amazing how large and beautiful this place really is. I wish that my camera did better in large dark places like this, but these photos are the best I could do.