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hazratmosque001-14 hazratmosque001-12 hazratmosque001-39 hazratmosque001-32 hazratmosque001-31 hazratmosque001-28 hazratmosque001-23 hazratmosque001-21The Hazrat Sultan mosque in Astana, Kazakhstan – built on a 27-acre site in classic Islamic style with traditional Kazakh ornamentation – opened in 2012 to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the founding of the country’s new capital city.

It  can comfortably accommodate up to 10,000 people at prayer.

Huge photoset here.

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In case you missed it, the live broadcast event the Discovery Channel has been plugging for weeks took place on Sunday as ‘aerialist’ Nik Wallenda became the first person to wire-walk across the Grand Canyon.

He did it in a 40mph cross-wind on a two inch wide cable with a 43 foot balancing pole and no safety harness. It took him 22 minutes at a nice, steady, Jesus-thanking pace and he ran the last bit.

Next, he wants to cross from the Empire State to the Chrysler building in New York City.

(PIx: Reuters/AP)

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