History

Taipei Cultural Mosque was built in 1950 at Roosevelt Road by Xiao Yongtai (蕭永泰) or Akhond Hsiao from Northwest China. The mosque was initially located at Xiao's Japanese-style house. His main thought was to spread Islam through cultural movement, thus he also reestablished the Chinese Muslim Youth League. Due to the road widening scheme on Roosevelt Road, the mosque had to be relocated to its current location near the old location at Xinhai Road (辛亥路). The old mosque building had to be torn down for the road construction work.

The new building of Taipei Cultural Mosque was designed by architect Huang Mo-chun. Nevertheless, the new mosque went through several renovations, in which it was rebuilt into its current five-story building in 1983. By then, the mosque was inaugurated during a ceremony attended by the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of China, Asaad Abdul Aziz AI-Zuhair. In 1990, another renovation was made again with the help of Indonesia Economic and Trade Office to Taipei, and the latest renovation was made in April 2010.

Urban and Architectural

The mosque went through several remodels, in which it was modified into its current five-story building in 1983. By at that point, the mosque was introduced during a ceremony attended by the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of China, Asaad Abdul Aziz AI-Zuhair. In 1990, Xiao died and his child, Xiao Weijun assumed the imam position cleared out by his father. Another redesign was made once more within the same year with the assistance of Indonesia Economic and Trade Office to Taipei, and the most recent redesign was made in April 2010

The five-story building of Taipei Cultural Mosque is a combination of Islamic traditional culture and modern architecture.

Description

The Taipei Social Mosque is a mosque in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The mosque is the third one to be built in Taiwan and it is possessed by the Chinese Muslim Youth Association.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_Cultural_Mosque