Masjid e Tooba or Tooba Masjid is located in Karachi, Sindh,
Pakistan.
Locally, it is also known as the Gol Masjid. Masjid e Tooba was built in 1969
in Defense Housing Society, Karachi
is nineteenth largest Masjid in the world. It is located just off main Korangi Road.
Masjid e Tooba is often claimed to be the largest single dome Masjid in the
world. It is also major tourist attraction in Karachi. Masjid e Tooba is built with pure
white marble. The dome of the Masjid e Tooba 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 central prayer
hall has a capacity of 5,000 people. It has been built keeping acoustics in
mind. A person speaking inside one end of the dome can be heard at the other
end. This Masjid was designed by Pakistani architect Dr Babar Hamid Chauhan.
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