The mosque rises above its surroundings because the tahkhana or underground rooms of the mosque is above grade.

A few intact mosques rise amazingly from wasteland.

The mosque rises above the Atlantic Ocean.

On our first leaving the steps of the building, a grand mosque rose upon his vision in the distance, its minarets flaunting with innumerable crescent- emblazoned flags.

In January, Mr. Sharon appointed Mr. Sharansky to find a solution before the mosque rose any higher.

A graceful mosque rises roadside, with a green glass dome and Koranic inscriptions in blue tile.

On the outside, the mosque rises high, with its east wall pierced by four tiers of windows.

The mosque stands on the Mint Ghat and rises almost from the Bhagirathi River as the distance may be a few feet.

In the sultry capital, steepled churches, mosques with towering minarets and Hindu temples rise amid balconied, white-clapboard buildings reminiscent of New England.

The mosque rises above the ocean on a rocky outcrop reclaimed from the sea; taking literally the verse from the Quran that states that God's throne was built upon the water.