Westermoskee

Westermoskee (, ; , ) 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.

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Religious building.name: WestermoskeeAyasofya Camii
Religious building.image: File:Westermoskee - Amsterdam (26579109769).jpg
Religious building.caption: Westermoskee in 2016
Religious building.map_type: Netherlands Amsterdam
Religious building.map_caption: Location in Amsterdam
Religious building.location: Piri Reisplein 101Amsterdam, Netherlands
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Islam
Religious building.architecture: yes
Religious building.architect: Marc and Nada Breitman
Religious building.architecture_type: Mosque
Religious building.architecture_style: Amsterdam School/New Classical architecture
Religious building.groundbreaking: 2013
Religious building.year_completed: 2015
Religious building.construction_cost: € 6–7 million
Religious building.capacity: 1700 people
Religious building.minaret_quantity: 1
Religious building.minaret_height: 42 metres

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.westermoskee.org
Image: Westermoskee Aya Sofya (Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2017).jpg

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Commons category: Westermoskee
date of official opening: 2016-04-01
inception: 2015-00-00
native label: Westermoskee

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== 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. Construction started in 2013 and the building was completed in 2015. The mosque was unofficially opened on 1 April 2016.