Westermoskee
Mosque in Netherlands
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Westermoskee (Dutch: [ˌʋɛstərmɔsˈkeː], transl. "Western Mosque"; Turkish: Ayasofya Camii, transl. "Holy Wisdom 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 Amsterdam.[2]
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
| Westermoskee Ayasofya Camii | |
|---|---|
Westermoskee in 2016 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Piri Reisplein 101 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
  Location in Amsterdam | |
| Coordinates | 52°21′58″N 4°51′38″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architects | Marc and Nada Breitman |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Amsterdam School/New Classical architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 2013 |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Construction cost | € 6–7 million[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1700 people |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Minaret height | 42 metres |
| Website | |
| westermoskee | |
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 features a large Ottoman styled main dome, a single minaret and other Ottoman style elements blended with traditional Dutch architecture, like stepped gables and white window frames in a red brick facade.[citation needed]
