The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is built on a site occupying 416000 sqm. The built area covers an area of 40000 sqm. The mosque was built between 1995 and 2001 using 300000 tonnes of Indian sandstone. The main minaret is 90m tall and four flanking minarets are 45m tall.
01 Cupola 02 Central prayer hall and dome 03 Inner court
04 Inner court 05 Arcade 06 Ornamental windows 07 Sahn courtyard
08 Lamps 09 Ornamental windows 10 Arch 11 Arch and minaret 12 Main prayer hall entrance 13 Arch
14 Sandstone building 15 Ornamental windows 16 Ornamental windows 17 Pool of ablutions 18 Wndows with Islamic patterns
19 Wooden roof 20 Lamp 21 Pool of ablutions 22 Colourful flowers
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