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Rock Creek Park as seen from the Taft bridge. At the upper right is the minaret of the Islamic Mosque and Cultural Center (1957) , 2551 Massachusetts Avenue.

For the most part, modern-day Islam, like fundamentalist Christianity, is focused on God and not on buildings. Still, it's surprising to find this white limestone Moslem edifice on Massachusetts Avenue. It's the largest mosque in the United States.

I call this digital photo taken in May of 2009:

"Mosque."

Mosque on Massachusetts


142.

This is the same view from a different angle.

I call this digital photo, also taken in May 2009:

"Mosque- 2."

Mosque on Massachusetts - 2


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© 2009 by Waweru Njenga. All rights reserved.

First posted: 6/4/2009

 

 

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