Westermoskee

Westermoskee (Dutch: [ˌʋɛstərmɔsˈkeː], transl. "Western Mosque"; Turkish: Ayasofya Camii, transl. "Holy Wisdom Mosque") is a mosque located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is situated on the bank of the canalized river Schinkel in the Chassébuurt in De Baarsjes in the borough of Amsterdam-West. With a floor surface of 800 m² and a capacity of 1700 people, it is the largest mosque in Amsterdam.^[2]

Westermoskee Ayasofya Camii
Westermoskee in 2016
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Piri Reisplein 101 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Location in Amsterdam
Geographic coordinates	52°21′58″N 4°51′38″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Marc and Nada Breitman
Type	Mosque
Style	Amsterdam School/New Classical architecture
Groundbreaking	2013
Completed	2015
Construction cost	€ 6–7 million[1]
Specifications
Capacity	1700 people
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	42 metres
Website
westermoskee.nl

History

The building was designed by French traditional architects Marc and Nada Breitman, winners of the 2018 Driehaus Prize and part of the New Classical movement.^[1] Construction started in 2013 and the building was completed in 2015.^[3] The mosque was unofficially opened on 1 April 2016.^[4]

Architecture

The mosque features a large Ottoman styled main dome, a single minaret and other Ottoman style elements blended with traditional Dutch architecture, like stepped gables and white window frames in a red brick facade.^{[citation needed]}