Jemma Al Djazair

Jemma Al Djazair
General information
Status Under construction
Type Mosque
Architectural style Islamic architecture,
Al-Andalus architecture,
Modern architecture.
Location Algiers, Algeria
Coordinates 36°44′06″N 3°08′36″E / 36.73500°N 3.14333°E / 36.73500; 3.14333 (Jemma Al Djazair)Coordinates: 36°44′06″N 3°08′36″E / 36.73500°N 3.14333°E / 36.73500; 3.14333 (Jemma Al Djazair)
Construction started 16 August 2012
Completed 2017
Owner Ministry of Religious Affairs
Height
Roof 270 metres (890 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 37
Design and construction
Architect China State Construction Engineering, KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten, Krebs und Kiefer, Dessau, Socotec, EGIS.
Website
www.marw.dz

Jemma Al Djazair (Arabic: جامع الجزائر‎‎, Djamaâ el Djazaïr), also known as Grande mosquée d'Alger is a skyscraper and mosque located in Algiers, Algeria. It will be the tallest mosque in Africa, the third largest mosque in the world after the Great Mosque of Mecca and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi of Medina in Saudi Arabia, and most of all, the tallest building in Africa. A unique property about this building is that unlike most mosques, which are solely towers, and would not be considered buildings, the Jemma Al Djazir would as over 50% of the building is made up of occupiable space[1][2][3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "La Grande Mosquée d'Alger" (PDF). kuk.de. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Djamaâ el Djazaïr". djamaa-el-djazair.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "World’s tallest mega-mosque being built in Algeria". RT English. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  4. ↑ "New Great Mosque of Algiers to Elevate African Continent". ctbuh. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  5. ↑ "New Great Mosque Of Algiers To Become Tallest Tower In Africa | News Ghana". www.spyghana.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
Records
Preceded by
Carlton Centre		 List of tallest buildings in Africa
270 m
2017–present 		Succeeded by
None
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