A mosque's plan answers one requirement — worshippers face Mecca in ordered rows — and from above it is unmistakable: the prayer hall wider than it is deep, the whole building angled against the street grid, the courtyard extending the ranks when the hall fills.

Great congregational mosques and notable modern buildings, each with aerial views, photographs, video and a guide to their patron, decoration and visiting conditions.

13 Mosques

Mosques — 13 Coordinates