Westermoskee

Westermoskee
Ayasofya Camii

Westermoskee during construction in 2014
Location in Amsterdam
Basic information
Location Piri Reisplein 101
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Geographic coordinates 52°21′58″N 4°51′38″E / 52.36611°N 4.86056°E / 52.36611; 4.86056Coordinates: 52°21′58″N 4°51′38″E / 52.36611°N 4.86056°E / 52.36611; 4.86056
Affiliation Islam
Website westermoskee.org
Architect(s) Marc and Nada Breitman
Groundbreaking 2013
Completed 2015
Construction cost € 6–7 million[1]
Capacity 1700 people

Westermoskee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛstərmɔsˈkeː]; Turkish: Ayasofya Camii; English: Western Mosque) is a mosque in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It is situated on the bank of the canalized river Schinkel in the Chassébuurt in De Baarsjes in the borough of Amsterdam-West. The building was designed by French traditional architects Marc and Nada Breitman.[1] Construction started in 2013 and the building was completed in 2015.[2] The mosque was unofficially opened on 1 April 2016.[3] With a floor surface of 800 m² and a capacity of 1700 people, it is the largest mosque in the Netherlands.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 (Dutch) "Bouw Westermoskee na jaren gesteggel begonnen", De Architect, 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ↑ (Dutch) "Bouw Westermoskee in Amsterdam voltooid", De Telegraaf, 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ↑ (Dutch) "Veel mensen bij tijdelijke opening Westermoskee", AT5, 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. ↑ (Dutch) "Na jaren gesteggel is Westermoskee bijna af", De Telegraaf, 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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