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25-Aug-2019 Tim Betts

New neighborhood mosque

We saw this mosque, down the street from our house, while it was under construction. Tim said it’s now part of a larger complex just off our park.

When we first moved to the Diplomatic Quarter in 2013, the residents were foreign diplomats, but by the time we left in 2016, a lot of Saudis had started moving in since it’s such a desirable part of the city (although a bit far out). There were only three mosques on the DQ at the time (that we could find), but in order to accommodate the growing Saudi population, at least several more have been built. I believe the goal is to have one mosque within easy walking distance for residents of every neighborhood.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Perfect summer flower, posted earlier:

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LynnH03-Sep-2019 13:53
Striking design. Surprised to see the simplicity. V
Julie Oldfield31-Aug-2019 14:31
It has a strikingly simple design. V
Kevin Warren31-Aug-2019 11:53
Such a clean and interesting design, I would not have guessed it was a mosque.
bill friedlander27-Aug-2019 23:35
Nice geometric design but difficult to tell it is a mosque. V
John Reynolds LRPS27-Aug-2019 19:43
Interesting design. V.
Tom Munson27-Aug-2019 19:25
Beautiful image, Tim.
Nick Paoni27-Aug-2019 19:09
Such a clean architecture. I'm surprised by the lack of windows.
Colin Storey27-Aug-2019 18:50
Great image of this impressive looking mosque on a lovely day.
Jola Dziubinska27-Aug-2019 18:17
Nice and simple architecture. V.
Raymond27-Aug-2019 18:16
Inch Allah!
Jim Coffman27-Aug-2019 18:13
This is a very different look!! Nicely captured..
Karen Stuebing27-Aug-2019 18:03
I like the rather austere architecture and the shape of this mosque. The white and gray add to its sleek look. Super capture of it. V.
William Barletta27-Aug-2019 17:58
Quite stark. Not what one might expect. ~V~
globalgadabout27-Aug-2019 17:38
what a sober design, perhaps apt for their message though..