The Courtyard at the Turkish Mosque - a photo on Flickriver

The magnificent Nizamiya Mosque in Midrand, on the northern outskirts of Greater Johannesburg, is said to be the largest Mosque in the Southern Hemisphere. It is frankly spectacular, architecturally inspired by the 11th-century Nizamiye Madrasahs institutions of higher learning. It is part of a spectacular Islamic complex, consisting of schools, a clinic and a bazaar. It is committed to the promotion of religious tolerance, with a Turkish Imam and Public Relations personnel who are wonderfully gracious and welcoming. Any visitor to Johannesburg should make a visit to this magical Mosque a priority, It is architecturally GLORIOUS! The attention to detail has been exquisite. It was opened in 2012. There are plans to expand it into a University. I will be posting some more pictures of the four spectacular minarets and, of course, the magnificent interior of the Mosque in the evening light. I would like to thank the Imam and Mark Straw, the organizer of the visit, for this marvellous opportunity! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizamiye_Mosque#cite_note-Comp-8 and nizamiye.co.za/

Taken in: South Africa / Gauteng / Halfway House (show map)

Taken on: May 29, 2016

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Camera: Fujifilm X-T1, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 12.6mm (=19mm), ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T1
Lens:	XF10-24mmF4 R OIS
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	12.6mm (35mm equivalent: 19mm)
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.0 (Windows)
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