A. Vedat Dalokay of Turkey
B. Muhammad Al-Idrisi of Egypt
C. Gerardus Mercator of flanders
D. Nicolas de Fer of French
Submitted by: YASIR ARFAT
Construction of the mosque began in 1976 after a $120 million grant from Saudi King Faisal, whose name the mosque bears. The unconventional design by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay was selected after an international competition.