The Grand mosque of Paris – An oasis of peace and calm amongst the mad Parisian life out there. The Grand mosque stood up; majestically among the other typical Parisian architecture; symbolic of the colonial past in France and of the religiosity of ever so embarrassed secular Parisians. Irony could not escape my critical eyes.
Built as a hybrid of North African Islamic styles, the imposing structure had a strikingly serene atmosphere. The sun-trenched garden with fountains against the backdrop of the background proudly stands a thirty three-meter high minaret. The...