Cologne Central Mosque

Zentralmoschee Köln Cologne Central Mosque
Cologne Mosque in April 2015
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Ehrenfeld, Cologne Germany
Geographic coordinates	50°56′44″N 6°55′42″E / 50.94556°N 6.92833°E / 50.94556; 6.92833
Architecture
Architect(s)	Paul Böhm, Gottfried Böhm
Type	Mosque
Style	Modern
Completed	2017
Construction cost	€17-20 million
Website
www.ditib.de/

The Cologne Central Mosque (German: DITIB-Zentralmoschee Köln, Turkish: Köln Merkez-Camii) is a building commissioned by German Muslims of the Organization DİTİB for a large, representative Zentralmoschee (central mosque)^[1] in Cologne, Germany. This mosque was inaugurated by Turkish President Erdogan. After controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council.^[2]

The mosque is designed in neo-Ottoman architectural style, with glass walls, two minarets and a dome. The mosque is proposed to have a bazaar as well as other secular areas intended for interfaith interactions. As the mosque will be one of Europe's biggest mosques, and the largest mosque in Germany,^[3] it has been criticized by some, particularly for the height of the minarets.^[4]