Şehitlik Mosque

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Şehitlik Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationBerlin, Germany
Architecture
Architect(s)Hilmi Şenalp
Groundbreaking1999
Completed2005
Specifications
Capacity1500
Dome height (outer)21.3 m
Minaret(s)2
Minaret height37.1 m

The Şehitlik Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Berlin, Germany, operated by Ditib.[1][2]

Completed in 2005, the mosque building was designed in an Ottoman revival style by Hilmi Şenalp. The four storied building can house 1500 worshipers. The complex also includes a cultural center, and an information and meeting center.

Bahattin Şakir
in the cemetery

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

Bahattin Şakir, which was criticized by Kurdish-German politician Giyasettin Sayan [de] in 2005.[3]

History

The foundation stone for the building took place in 1999, and the mosque was completed in 2005. It was designed by Hilmi Şenalp.[4]

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]

Architecture

Interior of the mosque; The mihrab and minbar can be seen.

The mosque was modeled on Ottoman architecture from the 16th and 17th centuries. The mosques has two minarets of height 37.1 m, and a main dome of height 21.3 m.

References

  1. ^ "Şehitlik Mosque and the Islamic Cemetery at Columbiadamm: Islam in Public Space. Studia Religiologica, 2019, 52(1) 63-77". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  2. ^ Mengelkoch, Arnold. "Moscheen in Neukölln und ihre Angebote" (PDF). Bezirksamt Neukölln von Berlin. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-06.
  3. ISSN 1829-4405
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  4. ^ "Masjid Sehitlik Tertua di Jerman". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  5. ^ Berlin, Berliner Morgenpost- (2011-07-06). "Berliner Moscheen-Brandstifter muss ins Gefängnis". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-30.

Bibliography

  • Rochus Wiedemer: Die Şehitlik-Moschee in Berlin-Neukölln. Neoosmanische Pastiche und bauliches Zeugnis einer lokalen Geschichte des Islam. In: INSITU 2018/2, S. 317–328.

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