Imam Ali Mosque | |
Native Name: | Imam Ali Moske |
Native Name Lang: | da |
Map Type: | Denmark Copenhagen |
Map Size: | 220px |
Map Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | 55.7001°N 12.532°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Location: | Nordvest, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Tradition: | Shia |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architect: | Bijan Eskandani |
Architecture Type: | mosque |
Architecture Style: | Iranian |
Groundbreaking: | 2009 |
Year Completed: | 1 October 2015 (Eid al-Ghadir) |
Construction Cost: | 40-50 million Danish krones[1] |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Capacity: | 1,500 worshipers |
Dome Quantity: | 1 |
Minaret Quantity: | 2 |
Minaret Height: | 32m (105feet) |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
Website: | http://www.imamalimoske.dk |
The Imam Ali Mosque (Danish: Imam Ali Moske, Persian: مسجد امام علی Maschet-e Imām Ali, Arabic: مسجد الإمام علي Masjidu l-ʾImām ʿAlī), is the largest[2] and only Shia Muslim mosque in the country located in Nordvest, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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]