Vienna Islamic Centre

Vienna Islamic Centre
Islamisches Zentrum Wien
The mosque in 2015
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Leadership	Dr. Hashim Al-Mahrougi
Status	Active
Location
Location	Floridsdorf, Vienna
Country	Austria
Location of the mosque in Vienna
Geographic coordinates	48°14′42″N16°23′51″E / 48.24500°N 16.39750°E / 48.24500; 16.39750
Architecture
Founder	Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud
General contractor	Richard Lugner
Groundbreaking	1 July 1977
Completed	1979
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Dome height (outer)	16 metres (52 ft)
Dome dia. (outer)	20 m (66 ft)
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	32 m (105 ft)
Site area	8,300 m2 (89,000 sq ft)
Website
izwien.at/english/

The Vienna Islamic Centre (German : Islamisches Zentrum Wien) is the largest mosque in Austria, located in Vienna's 21st district Floridsdorf.

Overview

In 1969, the Islamic community in Vienna purchased a 8,300-square-metre (89,000 sq ft) plot from the city of Vienna in order to build a mosque. Due to financial difficulties, the start of the construction was postponed several times. In 1975, Saudi king Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud pledged to finance the construction of the mosque. ^[1]

After Richard Lugner was selected as the general contractor, construction work began on 1 July 1977. On 20 November 1979, the Vienna Islamic Centre was inaugurated by Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria, as reported in Zeit im Bild .

The minaret of Vienna Islamic Centre is 32 metres (105 ft) high, while the dome is 16 metres (52 ft) high and 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter. ^[2]

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See also

• Austria portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in Austria
• List of mosques in Austria

References

1. "Islamic Center – Mosque". Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
2. "Die Moschee". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

External links

Media related to Vienna Islamic Centre at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website . Archived 16 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine