DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque, Ingolstadt
| DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque | |
|---|---|
DİTİB Kocatepe-Moschee DİTİB Kocatepe Camii | |
The mosque, in January 2009 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | |
| Ownership | Diyanet İşleri Türk İslam Birliği |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Ingolstadt, Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
Shown within Bavaria | |
Interactive map of DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 48°46′41″N 11°25′25″E / 48.77806°N 11.42361°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Hüssein Portakal |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Neo-Ottoman |
| Established | 1987 (association) |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Construction cost | €5.5 million |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 worshippers |
| Length | 36.2 m (119 ft) |
| Width | 18.4 m (60 ft) |
| Dome | 1 |
| Dome height (outer) | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Minaret | 2 |
| Minaret height | 27.5 m (90 ft) |
| Website | |
| ditib-ingolstadt | |
The DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque (Turkish: Kocatepe Camii ve Kültür Merkezi İngolstadt; German: Kocatepe Moschee und Kulturzentrum zu Ingolstadt) is a mosque and Islamic cultural center, located in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
History
The Turkish-Islamic Association of Ingolstadt was founded on 12 May 1987 by Diyanet İşleri Türk İslam Birliği (DİTİB) and has 540 members.[1]
The mosque was completed in 2008 at a cost of €5.5 million.[1]
Architecture
Mosque
The three-story mosque is inspired by Neo-Ottoman architecture, has two minarets, both approximately 27.5 metres (90 ft) tall, and a big dome that is approximately 5 metres (16 ft) high. The prayer room has white and blue carpets,[2] with capacity for 800 worshippers, plus a 135-square-metre (1,450 sq ft) gallery floor for female worshippers. The mosque's walls are decorated with different calligraphy.[3]
Cultural center
The cultural center is 611 square metres (6,580 sq ft). In the basement, in addition to storage and sanitary facilities, there is a mortuary for funeral ceremonies and washrooms for wudu. On the ground floor there is a grocery store, a restaurant as well as the club premises. On the first floor there is a youth room, a library, women's rooms and children's rooms as well as lecture rooms and office rooms.
A 420-square-metre (4,500 sq ft) adjacent building has a Quran school as well as two apartments, one each for the imam and janitor.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Willkommen" [Home page]. www.ditib-ingolstadt.de (in German). Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ "Gebetshaus mit weiß-blauen Akzenten". Donaukurier.de (in German). September 23, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Kocatepe-Moschee Ingolstadt - Bildergalerie". www.eslam.de (in German). Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Willkommen" [Home page (v.2)]. Ditib Ingolstadt e.V. (in German). Archived from the original on May 8, 2009.
External links
Media related to Kocatepe Mosque (Ingolstadt) at Wikimedia Commons