Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Making of a Mosque: Djamaa Al-Djazaïr - The Grand Mosque of Algiers by Ksp Engel

The Making of a Mosque: Djamaa Al-Djazaïr - The Grand Mosque of Algiers by Ksp Engel

Engel, Jürgen
Welzbacher, Christian

Hardcover

ArchitectsGeneral Architecture

ISBN10: 3038602744
ISBN13: 9783038602743
Publisher: Park Pub (Wi)
Published: Aug 25 2022
Pages: 240
Weight: 3.65
Height: 1.10 Width: 9.21 Depth: 12.36
Language: English
Comprehensively introduces Algier's new Grand Mosque, the Djamaa al-Djazaïr, as an intercultural undertaking as well as a unique religious, cultural, and economic center.

Symbol of Islam, a monument of superlatives, and the heart of an entirely new metropolitan district: the Djamaa al-Djazaïr is an edifice with many different facets. In 2008, Frankfurt-based architecture firm KSP Engel's design won the international competition for Algiers's new Grand Mosque, which was completed in 2019 after more than a decade of planning and construction work. The vast structure runs along the Bay of Algiers's shoreline for well over 650 yards. A giant 230 feet-high dome covers the main prayer hall, and the 870 feet-high minaret constitutes Africa's tallest building to date. Surrounded by extensive gardens, the entire complex houses a range of facilities, including a museum, a theological college, a library, a convention center, and a cinematèque. It forms a unique religious, cultural, and economic center that is a magnet for the entire region. And it unites as an intercultural undertaking genuine Algerian craftsmanship with superb Chinese efficiency, and meticulous German planning and engineering skills.

With rich detail and lavish illustrations, this book tells the full story of how Algiers's Djamaa al-Djazaïr, the world's third-largest mosque after those of Mecca and Medina, was created and constructed. A historical and typological classification of this singular structure in the long history of mosque construction rounds out this stunning volume.

Also from

Engel, Jürgen

View All

Also in

General Architecture

View All