Mevlana Mosque, Rotterdam
History
The mosque was voted as Rotterdam's most attractive building in 2006.
The Mevlana Mosque with its 42 meter high minarets and domed roof seems to have flown in straight from Turkey, built as a Turkish mosque in a distinct style, under the strong influence of sixteenth-century Ottoman mosque construction in the heart of Rotterdam. Rotterdammers see the building as a symbol of warmth and affection "..with its graceful shapes it contrasts beautifully with the sleek urban architecture".
Urban and Architectural
The Rottoman Mevlana Mosque is a remarkable building compared to its surrounding context. This religious structure is situated in an open area next to the river De Rotterdamse Schie.
The Entrance area between the two high minarets ( 42 meter hight), people can move up two flights of stairs in the most compact way to ensure as much prayer space as possible.
It consitis of conference room, community room, computer classroom, amenity room.
The women's area is situated behind a screen or upstairs on a second-floor balcony.
Description
The Mevlana mosque's floors are primarily made of hollo-core slabs, a component that cannot be seen in traditional ottoman mosques. Since hollow-core slabs emerged after the reinforced concrete slabs in the early twentieth century, as mentioned in the article of Gasparini.
References
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mevlana_Mosque,_Rotterdam
http://mevlanamoskee.nl/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27504306
Details
Location
Mevlanaplein 1, 3022 EP Rotterdam, Netherlands
Worshippers
3000
Architect Name
Year of Build
2001
Drawings
Map
History
The mosque was voted as Rotterdam's most attractive building in 2006.
The Mevlana Mosque with its 42 meter high minarets and domed roof seems to have flown in straight from Turkey, built as a Turkish mosque in a distinct style, under the strong influence of sixteenth-century Ottoman mosque construction in the heart of Rotterdam. Rotterdammers see the building as a symbol of warmth and affection "..with its graceful shapes it contrasts beautifully with the sleek urban architecture".
Urban and Architectural
The Rottoman Mevlana Mosque is a remarkable building compared to its surrounding context. This religious structure is situated in an open area next to the river De Rotterdamse Schie.
The Entrance area between the two high minarets ( 42 meter hight), people can move up two flights of stairs in the most compact way to ensure as much prayer space as possible.
It consitis of conference room, community room, computer classroom, amenity room.
The women's area is situated behind a screen or upstairs on a second-floor balcony.
Description
The Mevlana mosque's floors are primarily made of hollo-core slabs, a component that cannot be seen in traditional ottoman mosques. Since hollow-core slabs emerged after the reinforced concrete slabs in the early twentieth century, as mentioned in the article of Gasparini.