Berlin Mosque

Wilmersdorfer Moschee
Berlin Mosque

Exterior (left) and interior (right) of the mosque
Basic information
Location Germany Berlin, Germany
Geographic coordinates 52°29′15″N 13°18′42″E / 52.4875°N 13.311667°E / 52.4875; 13.311667Coordinates: 52°29′15″N 13°18′42″E / 52.4875°N 13.311667°E / 52.4875; 13.311667
Affiliation Ahmadiyya
Country Germany
Administration Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam
Website berlin.ahmadiyya.org/
Architectural description
Architect(s) K. A. Hermann
Architectural style Modern Indo-Islamic
Completed 1925
Specifications
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

  1. ↑ Berlin im Jahr 1923
  2. ↑ Die Berliner Moschee und Mission der Ahmadiyya-Bewegung zur Verbreitung des Islam (Lahore), S. 12f.
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