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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