Taksim Mosque | |
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Taksim Camii | |
![]() Taksim Mosque in May 2021 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Taksim Square, Beyoğlu, Istanbul |
Geographic coordinates | 41°02′13″N 28°59′02″E / 41.037°N 28.984°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Şefik Birkiye, Selim Dalaman |
Style | Neo-Art Deco[1] |
Completed | 28 May 2021 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 3,000 people indoors, 4,000 in total[2] |
Length | 20.70 m (67.9 ft) (building height above the ground)[3] |
Dome height (outer) | 33 m (108 ft)[2] |
Dome height (inner) | 9.6 m (31 ft)[4] |
Dome dia. (outer) | 28 m (92 ft)[5] |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Minaret height | 64.8 m (213 ft)[2] |
Taksim Mosque (Turkish: Taksim Camii) is a mosque complex in Taksim Square, Istanbul. It was designed by two Turkish architects in the Art Deco style,[6][7][8] and can hold up to 3,000 worshippers at the same time. Construction began on February 17, 2017, and lasted for four years.[9] The mosque was inaugurated with a Friday prayer attended by the President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on 28 May 2021.[10]
The land on which the mosque was built is currently owned by the Directorate General of Foundations.[11][9]
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