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WTC Was Influenced by Islamic Architecture
Aug 20th 2010 – 6:31PM
AP
(Aug. 20) -- Lost in the cacophonous debate over plans to build an Islamic cultural center just blocks from ground zero is a seldom-discussed aspect of the former World Trade Center itself: It was a complex loaded with Islamic architectural references. Having worked for the Saudi royal family on projects such as the...
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The Grand Mosque is another name for Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, the holiest mosque in Islam.
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