Expansion of the city is ongoing and includes the construction of tall Abraj Al Bait Towers across the street from the Masjid al-Haram.

Among his other constructions are the Red Fort also called the Delhi Fort or Lal Qila in Urdu, large sections of Agra Fort, the Jama Masjid, the Wazir Khan Mosque, the Moti Masjid, the Shalimar Gardens, sections of the Lahore Fort, the Jahangir mausoleum — his father's tomb, the construction of which was overseen by his stepmother Nur Jahan and the Shahjahan Mosque.

According to Islamic tradition the very first construction of the Kaaba, the heart of the Masjid al-Haram, was undertaken by Abraham.

This old temple must have been a fine one, for many of its columns have been utilized by the Musalmans in the construction of Babur's Masjid.

* 1514 – Arrival of Spanish traveler Barbosa and construction of Rani Sipri Masjid.

The construction of the Mecca Masjid, located at the immediate south of Char Minar was started in 1617 during the reign of Muhammad Qutb Shah but completed only in 1693.

Shahi Jamia Masjid, Adoni-One of the oldest construction in South India.

He designed and saw the construction of one of Sankore's first great mosques and the Jingeray Ber Masjid in 1327.

The construction of Baitul Mukarram Masjid began on 27 January 1960, and has been going on in periods.

Because the first of August was to fall on a Friday, and construction workers had strong superstitions about Fridays, it became important that the construction be completed by Thursday, July 31.

According to a Friday, March 30, 2012 online Associated Press news article in the online edition of the Peoria, Illinois-based Peoria Journal Star ,: " The logistics subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. ( which is based in Peoria ), the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, said Friday it opened a parts distribution center in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

On the Friday before the Championship, a workshop is open to teach modern and traditional techniques of atlatl and dart construction, flint knapping, hafting stone points, and cordage making.

The Strait of Canso was permanently blocked on Friday, December 10, 1954 ; construction continued through the winter on building the roadway and railway line, as well as finishing the Canso Canal and its swing bridge.

On Friday July 10, 2009 at about 5: 00 a. m., a construction worker's blow torch sparked a three-alarm fire on the bridge during maintenance work to replace the deck.

In his Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution, London, he made public his construction of the coherer.

Its construction began on January 28, 1987, and it was used for the first time on September 4, 1987, for Friday prayer.

After only a couple of months, construction was temporarily halted after Hurricane Hugo slammed Charlotte with winds causing some damage on-site on Friday, September 22, 1989.

48 miles of the Copper River Highway were completed, from Cordova to the Million Dollar Bridge, but the damage to the bridge in the Good Friday Earthquake ( 1964 ) blocked further construction.

In New Zealand the working week is typically Monday to Friday 8. 30am to 5pm, but it is not uncommon for many industries ( especially construction ) to work half day Saturdays normally 8 / 9am to about 1pm.

" He also cited satellite photos released by a U. N. agency Friday that show unexplained construction at Iraq sites that weapons inspectors once visited to search for evidence Saddam was trying to develop nuclear arms.

Today Ahmed I is remembered mainly for the construction of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque ( also known as the Blue Mosque ), one of the masterpieces of Islamic architecture.

Saudi interests also funded for the construction of the King Fahd Mosque, which is currently the largest mosque in Sarajevo.

During that time, Jawhar also commissioned the construction of al-Azhar Mosque, which developed into the third-oldest university in the world.

Almost the entire Casablanca waterfront is under development, mainly the construction of huge entertainment centres between the port and Hassan II Mosque, the Anfa Resort project near the business, entertainment and living centre of Megarama, the shopping and entertainment complex of Morocco Mall, as well as a complete renovation of the coastal walkway.

From this period date the construction of the Palace of Husuni Kubwa and a significant extension to the Great Mosque of Kilwa, which was made of Coral Stones and the largest Mosque of its kind.

He cancelled Juxon-Smith's construction of a Church and Mosque on the grounds of Victoria Park.

* 785 – 786 – The construction of the Prayer hall, Great Mosque of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, is started.

* The construction of Mosque of Uqba, Kairouan, Tunisia, begins.

* The construction of Mosque of Uqba, Kairouan, Tunisia, is ended.

Between 1318-20, the Na ' ib of Gaza and much of coastal and interior Palestine ordered the construction of Jawli Mosque to enlarge the prayer space for worshipers at the Ibrahimi Mosque.

Within these cities, various Sultans and governors financed the construction of many important works of Bosnian architecture ( such as the Stari most and Gazi Husrev-beg's Mosque ).

Landmarks include the Millennium Tower ( which is currently under construction ), the Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters, the Nigerian Presidential Complex, the Ship House, the National Stadium, National Mosque the Christian Centre, the Castle of Law, Aso Rock and Zuma Rock

After the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 637 CE, Umayyad Caliphs commissioned the construction of the al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock on the site.

The actual construction of the Muslim monuments at the southeast corner, facing Mecca, near which the al-Aqsa Mosque were built 78 years later.

The Islamic Waqf, which has custodial rights over the Temple Mount and is responsible for overseeing any construction work there, built an emergency exit for the Marwani Mosque ( Solomon's Stables ) in 1999.

John, alongside his wife who shared in his religious and charitable works, is known to have undertaken church building on a considerable scale, including construction of the Monastery of Christ Pantokrator ( Zeyrek Mosque ) in Constantinople.

Between 1318-20, the Mamluk Governor of Gaza ( a province which included Hebron ) Sanjar al-Jawli ordered the construction of the Amir Jawli Mosque within the Haram enclosure to enlarge the prayer space and accommodate worshipers.

After four years of construction, the Grozny Mosque was formally opened to the public on October 16, 2008 and is considered one of the largest mosques in Russia.

Great cities were built, such as Nishapur and Ghazni, and the construction of the Great Mosque of Isfahan ( which would continue, in fits and starts, over several centuries ) was initiated.

The latter sponsored the construction of the Great Mosque of Samarra with its spiral minaret or malwiyah, built in 847.

Throughout the 5th century BC, Athens sought to consolidate its control over Thrace, which was strategically important because of its primary materials ( the gold and silver of the Pangaion hills and the dense forests essential for naval construction ), and the sea routes vital for Athens ' supply of grain from Scythia.

There are seven districts ( with an eighth currently under construction ), each of which is divided into smaller suburbs, and most of which have a town centre which is the focus of commercial and social activities.

* In the episode " 11: 59 " of Star Trek: Voyager's fifth season ( original air date: May 5, 1999 ), Earth's first self-contained ecosystem known as " The Millennium Gate " is referenced and described as one kilometer tall and having begun construction in 2001.

In the construction industry a specialised proprietary adhesive known as Liquid Nails ( or liquid nails as the generic ), is used.

The town is famed for manufacturing the hardest and densest building bricks in the world, " The Accrington NORI " ( iron ), which were used in the construction of the Empire State Building and for the foundations of Blackpool Tower ; famous for its football team and for having Europe's largest collection of Tiffany Glass.

European segmental arch bridges date back to at least the Alconétar Bridge ( approximately 2nd century AD ), while the enormous Roman era Trajan's Bridge ( 105 AD ) featured open-spandrel segmental arches in wooden construction.

The project also included the construction of the Ted Williams Tunnel ( extending Interstate 90 to Logan International Airport ), the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge over the Charles River, and the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the space vacated by the previous I-93 elevated roadway.

The final Big Dig plan, then, combined several projects — the depression and improvement of the Central Artery, the construction of a third Harbor tunnel ( now known as the Ted Williams Tunnel ), and massive interchange improvements to the Massachusetts Turnpike and several other major routes in the area.

The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority ( MTA ), which had little experience in managing an undertaking of the scope and magnitude of the CA / T Project, hired a joint venture to provide preliminary designs, manage design consultants and construction contractors, track the project's cost and schedule, advise MTA on project decisions, and ( in some instances ) act as the MTA's representative.

Most brochs have scarcements ( ledges ) which would have allowed the construction of a very sturdy wooden first floor ( first spotted by the antiquary George Low in Shetland in 1774 ), and excavations at Loch na Berie on the Isle of Lewis show signs of a further, second floor ( e. g. stairs on the first floor, which head upwards ).

The Ministry also created the National Institute of Transit ( from the Spanish Instituto Nacional de Tránsito ), ( INTRA ) under the Transport and tariffs Directorate and was in charge of designing the first National roads plan with the support of many foreign multinational construction companies.

Major construction projects, including the Sears Tower ( now known as the Willis Tower, which in 1974 became the world's tallest building ), University of Illinois at Chicago, McCormick Place, and O ' Hare International Airport, were undertaken during Richard J. Daley's tenure.

* Chord ( truss construction ), an outside member of a truss, as opposed to the inner " webbed members "

Regional transportation networks have also changed significantly in recent decades with port modernizations, with new expressways and ongoing arterial highway construction, the abandonment of various low-capacity railway branchlines ( including the entire railway system of Prince Edward Island and southwestern Nova Scotia ), and the construction of the Canso Causeway and the Confederation Bridge.

* Clinker ( boat building ), construction method for wooden boats

The " title " of commodore continues to be used in the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard for those senior captains in command of organizations consisting of groups of ships or submarines organized into squadrons ; air wings or air groups of multiple aviation squadrons other than carrier air wings ( the latter whose commanders still use the title " CAG "); explosive ordnance disposal ( EOD ), mine warfare and special warfare ( SEAL ) groups ; and construction battalion ( SeaBee ) regiments.

Socrates Scholasticus ( born c. 380 ), in his Ecclesiastical History, gives a full description of the discovery ( that was repeated later by Sozomen and by Theodoret ) which emphasizes the role played in the excavations and construction by Helena ; just as the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ( also founded by Constantine and Helena ) commemorated the birth of Jesus, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre would commemorate his death and resurrection.

The materials most often used in double-bass construction are maple ( back, neck, ribs ), spruce ( top ), and ebony ( fingerboard, tailpiece ).

This research has been implemented in fluid construction grammar ( FCG ), a formalism for construction grammars that has been specially designed for the origins and evolution of language.

In addition to words derived naturally from the language's roots ( without any known intentional invention ), English allows new words to be formed by coinage and construction ; place names may be considered words ; technical terms may be arbitrarily long.

In 1907 Gaumont owned and operated the biggest movie studio in the world, and along with the boom in construction of " luxury cinemas " like the Gaumont-Palace and the Pathé-Palace ( both 1911 ), cinema became an economic challenger to legitimate theater by 1914.