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This mosque is aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Blends in the background and provides fantastic setting. A good example of public architecture.
The building was designed by French traditional architects Marc and Nada Breitman, together with the Dutch company van den Berge & Laban architects and engineers.
B&B have also done work for revitalizing several areas in the city, including the Eastern Harbor area (New Argentinia).
http://www.gebouwdin.amsterdam.nl/m...Breitman&booMarge=-1&selected_balkitem_id=529
Their project Riva / Piri Reis Squeare is what you see behind/around the mosque. It is in another area of the inner city than the harbor. The degree of integration between surroundings and mosque stems from the faqct that all are by the same architects. The design of the mosque mirrors the so-called Amsterdam School in architecture (dominant in the surroundings) as well as Ottoman architectural design. Both surroundings and mosque are in a sense new old design ;-)
Construction started in 2013 and the building was completed in 2015. The mosque was unofficially opened on 1 April 2016. With a floor surface of 800 m² and a capacity of 1700 people, the 'Westermoskee' (West Mosque, in reference to the 'Amsterdam West' bourough where it is situated in the Chasse neighbourhood) it is the largest mosque in the Netherlands.
The mosque's website is http://westermoskee.nl/nl/ (righthand side of the homepage has a nice picture viewing aid)
The architects website is 0http://www.breitman-breitman.com/menu.html
Piri Reisplein 101, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Geographic coordinates 52°21′58″N 4°51′38″E
Compare to Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) at Dam square (next to Royal Palace, used for Royal weeings) 52°22′26″N 4°53′31″E
Or Wester Kerk (West Church) at the corner Prinses canal / Wester Market
52°22′28″N 4°53′2″E
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