Kevin@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down110
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkLast major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domeswww.theguardian.comKevin@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square64fedilink
minus-squareanguo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前They basically added a couple of floors to hide the dome. Looks like the spires got shorter though.
minus-squareBarbecueCowboy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 年前I do really wonder if the dome is still hiding inside there. It looks like it might be big enough and that sounds like it would be the easy solution.
minus-squareanguo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 年前AFAIK these domes are beautiful on the inside, I would assume they kept it, but we’re talking cultural revolution levels of narrow mindedness here, so who knows? Edit: from the satellite imagery I’d say its gone.
They basically added a couple of floors to hide the dome. Looks like the spires got shorter though.
I do really wonder if the dome is still hiding inside there. It looks like it might be big enough and that sounds like it would be the easy solution.
AFAIK these domes are beautiful on the inside, I would assume they kept it, but we’re talking cultural revolution levels of narrow mindedness here, so who knows?
Edit: from the satellite imagery I’d say its gone.