Moschea di Roma
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Key facts
- Affiliation
- Sunni Islam
- Ecclesiastical or organisational status
- Friday mosque
- Leadership
- Muhammad Hassan, Abdulghaffar, ( Chief Imam and Khatib )
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Parioli , Rome
- Country
- Italy
- Architects
- Paolo Portoghesi , Vittorio Gigliotti, Sami Mousawi, Nino Tozzo
- Construction cost
- €40 million
- Capacity
- 12,000 worshipers
- Dome
- 1 + 16 smaller domes
- Dome height outer
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Dome dia outer
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Minaret height
- 43 m (141 ft)
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Wikidata facts
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- architectural style
- postmodern architecture
- Commons category
- Great Mosque (Rome)
- architect
- Paolo Portoghesi
- native label
- Moschea di Roma
- street address
- Via della Moschea
- inception
- 1995-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
The Mosque of Rome (Italian: Moschea di Roma), also known as the Great Mosque of Rome, is a Friday mosque situated in Parioli, Rome, Italy. With a land area of 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft), it is the largest mosque in the Western world and can accommodate more than 12,000 worshipers. The building is located in the Acqua Acetosa area, at the foot of the Parioli Mounts, north of the city. It is also the seat of the Italian Islamic Cultural Centre (Italian: Centro Culturale Islamico d'Italia).
In addition to being a meeting place for religious activities, it provides cultural and social services variously connecting Muslims together. It also holds teachings, wedding ceremonies, funeral services, exegesis, exhibitions, conventions, and other events, despite being located in an area with relatively few Muslims.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moschea di Roma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.