Sunday 24 February 2013

Grande Mosquée de Paris





Basic Information
Name                     Grande  Mosquée de Paris
English name           Great Mosque of Paris
Address                  2 bis Place du Puits de 1'Ernute, 75005 Paris, France
Phone                     +33 1 45 35 97 33
Affiliation                 Islam
Minaret                   1
Minaret height         33 m
Architectural Style   Mudéjar style
Completed              1926

Description
The mosque was founded in 1926 as a token of gratitude, after World War I, to the Muslim tirailleurs from France's Colonial Empire. Grande Mosquée de Paris is one of the largest mosques in France and the third largest in Europe, The mosque located in the 5th arrondissement, right in the heart of Paris, It is just a little more than a mile from Notre Dame.


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