The Masjid al-Haram, Mecca,
Saudi Arabia
For this revered mosque, Saray Design was given the honour of making a minbar in pure white marble set with turquoise leaves and Qu'ranic calligraphy, which could combine 21st century German technology with 17th century Mughal craftsmanship, to create a movable and air conditioned structure--the first of its kind.
Above: Ring of calligraphy inside the Masjid Al-Haram Al-Shareef.
Main banner at top: Detail of the Qu'ranic calligraphy from the minbar dome inlaid with Persian turquoise.
Left: Movable white marble minbar being test driven next to the Ka’bah Shareef.
Right: Indian carvers and inlay artisans putting the final polish to the minbar.
Inlay artisans working on the turquoise calligraphy for the minbar dome.