Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Pakistan II

King Faisal Mosque, among one of the largest mosques in the world, with a capacity of 300,000 worshipers.
The grave and memorial to ex-President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq of Pakistan. Apparently the only artifact actually buried there is his lower jaw bone, though they haven't confirmed that it it actually his, and not that of the pilot or US Ambassador that was also on the plane when it swan dived into the mountains.

Lal Masjid, otherwise known by its more infamous name: the Red Mosque. I didn't get any more shots of the area, but bullet wounds on trees and lots of propaganda. The pic below is where the madrasah (religious school) attached to the school used to be before it was razed after the Red Mosque conflict and armed stand-off.

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1 comment:

Will said...

Incredible shot of the mosque!