Imam Ali Mosque (Copenhagen)
The Imam Ali Mosque (Danish: Imam Ali Moske, Arabic: مسجد الإمام علي Masjid ʾImām ʿAlī), is the largest[2] and only Shia Muslim mosque in the country located in Nordvest, Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Imam Ali Mosque | |
|---|---|
Imam Ali Moske | |
.jpg.webp) Upper part of the mosque as seen in 2016 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Nordvest, Copenhagen Denmark |
| Geographic coordinates | 55.700036°N 12.531970°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Bijan Eskandani |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Iranian architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 2009 |
| Completed | 1 October 2015 (Eid al-Ghadir) |
| Construction cost | 40-50 million Danish krones[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Minaret height | 32 meters (105 ft) |
| Website | |
| http://www.imamalimoske.dk | |
The construction of the mosque started in 2009. It was completed and opened to the public in 2015. The 2,100 square metre mosque is designed in neo-Iranian architectural style, with two 32-metre minarets and a central, turquoise dome with a space for 1,500 people.[3]
References
- "Sådan skal Københavns nye moské se ud". 28 August 2009.
- "Largest Shia mosque opens in Copenhagen". 3 October 2015.
- "Largest Shia mosque opens in Copenhagen". 1 October 2015.
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