Şehitlik Mosque
| Şehitlik Mosque | |
|---|---|
The mosque in 2012 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | |
| Ownership | Diyanet İşleri Türk İslam Birliği |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Neukölln, Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
Location of the mosque in Berlin | |
Interactive map of Şehitlik Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 52°28′53″N 13°24′35″E / 52.48146°N 13.40971°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Hilmi Şenalp |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1999 |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,500 worshipers |
| Dome | 1 |
| Dome height (outer) | 21.3 m (70 ft) |
| Minaret | 2 |
| Minaret height | 37.1 m (122 ft) |
| Website | |
| sehitlik-camii | |
The Şehitlik Mosque is a mosque in Neukölln, Berlin, Germany. The Sunni mosque was completed in 2005, and is operated by the Diyanet İşleri Türk İslam Birliği (DİTİB).[1][2]
Designed in an Ottoman Revival style by Hilmi Şenalp, the four storey mosque has capacity for 1,500 worshipers. The complex also includes a cultural center, and an information and meeting center.
The mosque took its name from the Turkish cemetery, which was laid out as a diplomatic cemetery back in 1866. Among the graves of honor there are those for the Armenian genocide perpetrators Cemal Azmi and Bahattin Şakir, which was criticized by Kurdish-German politician Giyasettin Sayan in 2005.[3]
Overview
The foundation stone for the building was laid in 1999, and the mosque was completed in 2005. Designed by Hilmi Şenalp,[4] the mosque was modeled on Ottoman architecture from the 16th and 17th centuries, in a modern revival style. The mosques has two minarets that are 37.1 metres (122 ft) tall, and a main dome that is 21.3 metres (70 ft) high.
The mosque was also the target of four arson attacks in 2010. In 2011, the perpetrator was arrested and sentenced to two years and nine months in prison.[5]
Gallery
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Graves of Cemal Azmi and Bahattin Şakir in the cemetery
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See also
- Islam in Germany
- List of mosques in Germany
- DITB mosques
References
- ^ "Şehitlik Mosque and the Islamic Cemetery at Columbiadamm". Islam in Public Space. 52 (1). Studia Religiologica: 63–77. 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Mengelkoch, Arnold. "Moscheen in Neukölln und ihre Angebote" (PDF). Bezirksamt Neukölln von Berlin (in German). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 6, 2021.
- ^ Hofmann, Tessa (2020). "A Hundred Years Ago: The Assassination of Mehmet Talaat (15 March 1921) and the Berlin Criminal Proceedings against Soghomon Tehlirian (2/3 June 1921): Background, Context, Effect" (PDF). International Journal of Armenian Genocide Studies. 5 (1): 67–90. doi:10.51442/ijags.0009. ISSN 1829-4405.
- ^ "Masjid Sehitlik Tertua di Jerman". Republika Online (in Indonesian). December 19, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Berliner Moscheen-Brandstifter muss ins Gefängnis". www.morgenpost.de (in German). July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
Bibliography
- Wiedemer, Rochus (2018). "Die Şehitlik-Moschee in Berlin-Neukölln. Neoosmanische Pastiche und bauliches Zeugnis einer lokalen Geschichte des Islam". INSITU (in German) (2): 317–328.
External links
Media related to Şehitlik-Moschee (Berlin) at Wikimedia Commons