High Plateau Mosque
History
El Hadj Mohamadou Abbo Ousmanou hired the French architect Peter Z Cvejic to design a Mosque and Coran school that serves the neighborhood of High Plateau. the process started in 1995 and the mosque was opened in 2005.
Urban and Architectural
This private mosque and madrasa, which service a new residential complex, are located in an urban environment that "replaces the traditional models in this region of Africa." The mosque is separated between a prayer hall and a galleried prayer court.
the mosque consists of the main prayer hall, women's prayer hall and a grand square which serves as an extension for praying.
Description
Both buildings have Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra-inspired columns. The inside of the mosque's five domes is adorned with Murano glass chandeliers and coated in a mosaic of turquoise and copper. Craftsmen educated in Cameroon created the domes and the suspended coffered ceilings in staff and stucco.
A prayer hall and a galleried court make up the mosque. The mosque's five domes are covered in mosaic made of turquoise and copper.
References
https://www.islamicarchitecturalheritage.com/listings/high-plateau-mosque
https://www.archnet.org/sites/6148
https://www.archnet.org/sites/6148
Details
Location
N'Gaoundere, Cameroon
Worshippers
925
Owners
El Hadj Mohamadou Abbo Ousmanou
Architect Name
Year of Build
2005
Area
Ground floor area: 440 m²; combined floor area: 137,000 m²; total site area: 1,850 m²
Drawings
Map
History
El Hadj Mohamadou Abbo Ousmanou hired the French architect Peter Z Cvejic to design a Mosque and Coran school that serves the neighborhood of High Plateau. the process started in 1995 and the mosque was opened in 2005.
Urban and Architectural
This private mosque and madrasa, which service a new residential complex, are located in an urban environment that "replaces the traditional models in this region of Africa." The mosque is separated between a prayer hall and a galleried prayer court.
the mosque consists of the main prayer hall, women's prayer hall and a grand square which serves as an extension for praying.
Description
Both buildings have Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra-inspired columns. The inside of the mosque's five domes is adorned with Murano glass chandeliers and coated in a mosaic of turquoise and copper. Craftsmen educated in Cameroon created the domes and the suspended coffered ceilings in staff and stucco.
A prayer hall and a galleried court make up the mosque. The mosque's five domes are covered in mosaic made of turquoise and copper.