Berlin Mosque
| Wilmersdorfer Moschee Berlin Mosque | |
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 Exterior (left) and interior (right) of the mosque | |
| Basic information | |
| Location |
 Berlin, Germany |
| Geographic coordinates | 52°29′15″N 13°18′42″E / 52.4875°N 13.311667°ECoordinates: 52°29′15″N 13°18′42″E / 52.4875°N 13.311667°E |
| Affiliation | Ahmadiyya |
| Administration | Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam |
| Website | berlin.ahmadiyya.org/ |
| Architect(s) | K. A. Hermann |
| Architectural style | Modern Indo-Islamic |
| Completed | 1925 |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Dome height (outer) | 26 meters (85 ft) |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 23 meters (75 ft) |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Minaret height | 27.5 meters (90 ft) |
Berlin Mosque (German: Berliner Moschee, Wilmersdorfer Moschee, Ahmadiyya Moschee) in Berlin is situated on Brienner Straße 7-8 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. It was designed by K. A. Hermann and was built between 1923 and 1925. Berlin Mosque, which has two 90 feet (27 m) tall minarets, was heavily damaged in World War II. The two minarets were rebuilt in 1999/2001.
The foundation stone was laid on 6 August 1923 [1] and the mosque was inaugurated officially on 26 April 1925.[2]
The mosque is owned and maintained by the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement (Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha'at-i-Islam Lahore).
See also
References
- ↑ Berlin im Jahr 1923
- ↑ Die Berliner Moschee und Mission der Ahmadiyya-Bewegung zur Verbreitung des Islam (Lahore), S. 12f.
External links
- Ahmadiyya Mosque at Structurae
- The Berlin Mosque on the official website Berlin.de: http://www.berlin.de/ba-charlottenburg-wilmersdorf/bezirk/lexikon/islamischemoschee.html
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