Şehitlik Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Hilmi Şenalp |
Groundbreaking | 1999 |
Completed | 2005 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1500 |
Dome height (outer) | 21.3 m |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Minaret height | 37.1 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.
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 Armenian genocide perpetrators Cemal Azmi and Bahattin Şakir, which was criticized by Kurdish-German politician Giyasettin Sayan in 2005. [3]
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]
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.