Westermoskee

Mosque in Netherlands

52°21′58″N 4°51′38″E / 52.36611°N 4.86056°E / 52.36611; 4.86056ArchitectureArchitect(s)Marc and Nada BreitmanTypeMosqueStyleAmsterdam School/New Classical architectureGroundbreaking2013Completed2015Construction cost€ 6–7 million^[1]SpecificationsCapacity1700 peopleMinaret(s)1Minaret height42 metresWebsitewestermoskee.nl

Westermoskee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛstərmɔsˈkeː]; Turkish: Ayasofya Camii; English: Western Mosque) is a mosque located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is situated on the bank of the canalized river Schinkel in the Chassébuurt in De Baarsjes in the borough of Amsterdam-West. With a floor surface of 800 m² and a capacity of 1700 people, it is the largest mosque in the Netherlands.^[2]

History

The building was designed by French traditional architects Marc and Nada Breitman, winners of the 2018 Driehaus Prize and part of the New Classical movement.^[1] Construction started in 2013 and the building was completed in 2015.^[3] The mosque was unofficially opened on 1 April 2016.^[4]

Architecture

The mosque is built in the Ottoman style, with a single minaret and a large Ottoman styled main dome.

References

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