European Mosques [Photos] - Page 2

***Jonesy55*** · August 4th, 2008, 11:12 AM

There are numerous styles of mosque around the world, Turkish, Arabian, Indian, Malaysian all have different styles but it's probably like church architecture where architects like to use traditional styles so that they are recognisable rather than copying local architecture.

This church in Bangalore, India for example uses the same style as European churches despite being in a part of the world where that architecture is not used for other buildings.

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AdnanPD · August 4th, 2008, 11:13 AM

Some Bosnian mosques

Norkey · August 4th, 2008, 11:17 AM

there is one sanctuary in Brno..

nice, isn't it? :-P There were plans to built new mosque.. I hope it won't be built..

Giri · August 4th, 2008, 12:10 PM

Last time I went to Tarbes, an anonymous town in SW France, a mosque was being built. I cannot say that it's ugly ; prettier than a McDonald's for example. We cannot make Muslims build Mosques that would integrate well when most architects don't follow that example.

Yet, I've always found ecclectism a bit vain.

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AdnanPD · August 4th, 2008, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norkey

there is one sanctuary in Brno..

nice, isn't it? :-P There were plans to built new mosque.. I hope it won't be built..

Why not??

mark1100 · August 4th, 2008, 12:30 PM

I prefer scientology churches over any mosques.

frozen · August 4th, 2008, 12:56 PM

Madrid's M-30 Mosque is the biggest one in Spain

In the bakground...

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Iluminat · August 4th, 2008, 01:01 PM

Bohoniki, Poland

joce23 · August 4th, 2008, 01:11 PM

Constanta Mosque

Mike Tyson after visiting the mosque for services in his new faith.

milan11 · August 4th, 2008, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by frozen

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What a waste of good quality stone.

Iluminat · August 4th, 2008, 01:37 PM

It could be nice without this minaret and intrication

***Jonesy55*** · August 4th, 2008, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milan11

What a waste of good quality stone.

Why is it a waste? It looks pretty good to me.

Quintana · August 4th, 2008, 01:47 PM

The most beautiful building of Rotterdam (chosen by popular vote): the Mevlana Mosque!

neorion · August 4th, 2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Joka

I recognize that one from Paris, je t'aime.

Of course, that's the name of the film. The daughter comes out with her grandfather from that entrance and the French guy meets them across the road.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kuvvaci

neorion, Mosquita is not a mosque anymore. It is a catholic cathedral for many centuries.

Well that's right and that's what I said. Check for yourself.

Giri · August 4th, 2008, 01:49 PM

Neo-Mauresque buildings are part of European architecture. I've never liked that much that style (too late-XIXth century) but it's all but shocking here. Glass and steel buildings in the center of a XIXth century centre-town are more shocking to my eyes.

Example of a Neo-Mauresque building in a spa-town in SW France :
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Redalinho · August 4th, 2008, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by brisavoine

Hagia Sophia is not a mosque. It hasn't been for more than 70 years. Time to update your calendar.

Interesting to see that all the European mosques posted here are in the Turkish style. In France the mosques are unsurprisingly in the North African style.

Central mosque in Paris, one of the earliest built in Western Europe:

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La Grande Mosquée de Paris is a copy of the The University of Al-Karaouine in Fez (Morocco)

Redalinho · August 4th, 2008, 02:18 PM

Tatar mosque in Navahrudak, Belarus

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Kruszyniany Mosque, Poland

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Warsaw Mosque, Poland

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Redalinho · August 4th, 2008, 02:27 PM

Et'hem Bey Mosque, Tirana, Albania

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milan11 · August 4th, 2008, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonesy55

Why is it a waste? It looks pretty good to me.

I don't know.

I don't like this new mosque buildings in Europe I'd rather prefer the old architecture.

This one is for me the nicest mosque building in Europe

Kampflamm · August 4th, 2008, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Redalinho

Schwetzinger Mosque , Germany

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That's no mosque. It was never used as one and is one of those "faux" buildings...or whatever you want to call them. Like a romantic ruin or something like that.

Most modern mosques in Germany are horrible. They look like cheap copies of Ottoman mosques. Yuck.

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Giri Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 356 Likes (Received): 4	Neo-Mauresque buildings are part of European architecture. I've never liked that much that style (too late-XIXth century) but it's all but shocking here. Glass and steel buildings in the center of a XIXth century centre-town are more shocking to my eyes. Example of a Neo-Mauresque building in a spa-town in SW France : image hosted on flickr __________________ France : Brittany (Nantes) ; Normandy ; Champagne-Ardennes ; Picardy ; Paris SW France : Béarn ; Bordeaux ; The Basque Country (new! Soule); Bigorre ; Landes Last edited by Giri; August 4th, 2008 at 01:55 PM.

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