Thursday, May 19, 2011

Europe's Largest Mosque


According to Roman tradition, the early history of Rome found the twins Romulus and Remus in 753 BC. Archaeological evidence shows, Rome grew and evolved from the life of the diocese nuanced. The city was once the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman Republic and Roman Empire. The city of more than 2,500 years old is now the capital of the Republic of Italy where the Italian government is located.

In this city, under the foothills of Parioli, a mosque stands. Mosque of Rome, thus the name of the mosque, the largest mosque in all of Europe. Standing on a land area of ​​30,000 m2, the mosque by architect Paolo Portoghesi, Vittorio Gigliotti, and Sami Mousawi built in 1984. The mosque is located in the area of ​​the Islamic Cultural Center in Rome. The existence of the largest mosque in Europe was started in 1972. In that year of development initiatives already sticking out of Rome Mosque.

RomaDi Mosque in 1972, officially the Italian Islamic Cultural Center was formed. But the actual embryo Islamic Cultural Center in Italy that has existed since 1966. The goal not only serve the Muslim community in Italy, but also a bridge to the creation of dialogue between Islam and the West.

The mosque which finished construction in 1995 it could accommodate to 40,000 people. The main hall was modeled on the model mosque mosque of Islamic architecture with a blend of classical Roman style. Worship space with a rectangular courtyard outside plus a water fountain in the middle. This space can accommodate about 2,500 people. The mosque is equipped among others with the library area of ​​4,000 m2, conference rooms, and the Arabic language education center.

Behind the mosque two-lane stretch so as to produce a background of horizontal shape of the mosque with mountain Parioli. Two lines were also accommodate the curved shape of the mosque. About 100 Roman pine trees also adorn the park is open at this mosque complex.

Mosque RomaEfek lighting is also a detailed note Portoghesi. Lighting at 16 dome on the mosque was filtered by the media window to reflect light. Portoghesi make the concept of lighting on the mosque to express the universal relationship between God and man. Lighting the mosque was made through the refraction of light and light shines directly into the mosque.

Within this structure is also seen as the hallmark of Islamic arches cross each other, the pillars of the forest describe Maghreb and from the concentric circles that describe the cosmology of the seven heavens. In essence, the great mosque which largely financed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is so magnificent.

Portoghesi RomaPaolo Mosque, the main architect, born in 1931. He graduated from the University of Rome in 1957. Start 1968 to 1976 he became professor of History of Architecture in Polithecnic of Milan.

Islam is a fairly large religious community in Italy. They come from all over the world with language and social status that is different. Currently there are 800,000 Muslims in Italy. Forty thousand of them Italian nationals. Most followers of Islam consists of immigrants who arrive in the next 20 years. They come from Morocco, Albania, Tunisia, Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, and North African countries and the Middle East.

In addition to Rome, another large mosque - though not for the Mosque of Rome - there are at Catania and Milan. While 200 other small mosques scattered in Piemonte, Lombardia, Emilia Romagna, and Veneto.

source : liburan.info

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