It is a prominent and impressive landmark of Karachi located at the City Center. Designed by Architect Yahya Merchant, this white marble Mausoleum with its curved arches, copper grills and a four-tiered crystal chandelier gifted by the peoples Republic of China is a must see. There is also a large park surrounding the mausoleum.
It is on Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Rd. A business landmark of the city. Also visit the nearby Stock Exchange building.
It is located in Phase 5 Zamzama Market. It has a total area of 26 acres. It is open from 6pm to 11:30pm on week days and till 12:00am on holidays. It provides various facilities such as skating rings, walking paths,jogging tracks,bonsai gardens,gymnasium, canteen and beverages area, kido fido rides and play. It also has Karachi's only Modern Arts Museum.
It was built keeping acoustics in mind. A person speaking inside one end of the dome can be heard at the other end. This mosque was designed by Pakistani architect Dr Babar Hamid Chauhan and the engineer was Zaheer Haider Naqvi.
Masjid e Tooba was built in 1969 in Defence Housing Society Karachi, Karachi. It is just off main Korangi Road. Masjid e Tooba is often claimed to be the largest single-dome mosque in the world. It is also major tourist attraction in Karachi. Masjid e Tooba is built with pure white marble. The dome is 72 meters (236 feet) in diameter and is balanced on a low surrounding wall with no central pillars. Masjid e Tooba has a single minaret standing 70 meters high. The mosque is the 18th largest in the world with the central prayer hall having a capacity of 5,000 people.
Mohsin H.Chinoy
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