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Originally Posted by photolitherland
...everyone is so used to seeing western cities ...
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Translation: Certain Americans who have never traveled to developing countries...
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Phenomenal structure. It also looks to have some interesting detail and high quality materials, with sort of a blend of the simple and austere traditions endemic to the area and surprising elegance, considering the sheer mass. It's much less faux than I anticipated.
When completed, it'll certainly be one of the most fantastic structures man has built to date...In general such "most awesome structures in the world" don't have such a restriction when it comes to those wanting to see it in person. Only Muslims will see it in person--and while seeing other fantastic buildings of the world requires travel, visa, passport...the only Muslims(while a pretty large club), is uniquely restrictive. Other fantastic buildings of the world are cataloged far more extensively by architucture buffs, throughout the construction. This building remains a mystery, because of the limited access to the city. Perhaps the day will come when the mindset will change to "people who respect Muslims and Islam", can visit these cities.
Yasir: Thanks for the excellent pics! As you may have noticed, we're starved for pics and info, here. If it's not too much trouble, a little additional commentary would be appreciated. It's still unclear to me what the final design choice is on the central tower--clock or no? It appears from the one pic of yours' that they are finally working on that part of the structure. Good luck on the photo pass. If I'm not mistaken, that must be a rare rainy day.