Faisal Masjid, a project designed by Vedat Dalokay. The Shah Faisal Masjid ( Urdu: شاه فيصل مسجد) in Islamabad, Pakistan, is among one of the largest mosques in The world

Vedat Dalokay (November 10, 1927 - March 21, 1991) was a renowned Turkish architect and a former mayor of Ankara. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul.

Early life

He was born in Elazığ, Turkey in 1927. Elazığ (formerly named "Mamuret ül-Aziz" or in strict Arabic transliteration as "Ma'mûrat al-'Aziz" officially in honor Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches He completed his elementary and secondary education in the same city. Then he left for Istanbul for a university degree and graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of Istanbul Technical University in 1949. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Istanbul Technical University ( ITU, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi commonly referred to as İTÜ or Teknik Üniversite is an international Technical university Later in 1952, he completed his post-graduate studies at the Institute of Urbanism and Urban Development of Sorbonne University in Paris, France. The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Career

Along with numerous national award winning projects in Turkey, Dalokay has been awarded internationally for the Islamic Development Bank (1981) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and perhaps his most famous project, the Faisal Masjid (1969) in Islamabad, Pakistan. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Islamic Development Bank (also known as IDB) is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Riyadh ( الرياض Ar-Riyāḍ) is the Capital of Saudi Arabia and its largest city The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Shah Faisal Masjid ( Urdu: شاه فيصل مسجد) in Islamabad, Pakistan, is among one of the largest mosques in The world Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and

His design for the Kocatepe Mosque in the Turkish capital, Ankara is selected in the architectural competition, but could not be applied, as a result of controversial criticism. The Kocatepe Mosque is the largest mosque in Ankara, the Turkish capital Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. Later modified design is used for the Faisal Masjid in Islamabad. The Shah Faisal Masjid ( Urdu: شاه فيصل مسجد) in Islamabad, Pakistan, is among one of the largest mosques in The world |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type

See also

• List of mayors of Ankara
• List of Turkish architects

References

• Naz, Neelum. This is a list of Mayors of Ankara, Turkey in the Republican era The following is a list of Turkish Architects in alphabetical order METU JFA 2005/2 (22:2) - Contribution of Turkish Architects to the National Architecture of Pakistan: Vedat DalokayPDF (885 KiB)
• Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı - The Kocatepe Mosque Complex 1967-1987, AnkaraPDF (6. A kibibyte (a contraction of ki lo bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, established by the International 03 MiB)
• Vedat Dalokay in the German National Library catalogue