DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque, Ingolstadt

DITIB Kocatepe Mosque
DİTİB Kocatepe Camii
DİTİB Kocatepe-Moschee
Picture of the mosque in the winter
Religion
AffiliationSunni
RegionBavaria
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusactive
Location
LocationIngolstadt
CountryGermany
Shown within Germany
DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque, Ingolstadt (Bavaria)
Geographic coordinates48°46′41″N 11°25′25″E / 48.77806°N 11.42361°E / 48.77806; 11.42361
Architecture
Architect(s)Hüssein Portakal
TypeOttoman
Funded byDITIB
Completed2008
Construction cost 5.5 Mio.
Specifications
Capacity800
Length36.2 meters
Width18.4 meters
Dome height (outer)5 meters
Minaret height27.5 meters
Website
https://www.ditib-ingolstadt.de/de/

The DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque and cultural center in Ingolstadt (Turkish: Kocatepe Camii ve Kültür Merkezi İngolstadt; German: Kocatepe Moschee und Kulturzentrum zu Ingolstadt) is the main mosque of Ingolstadt and the biggest in all of Bavaria. The construction was finished in 2008 and costed 5.5 Mio. Euros.[1]

Association

The Turkish-Islamic association of Ingolstadt was founded on 12 May 1987 by DITIB and has 540 members.[1]

Mosque

The mosque is inspired by Ottoman architecture, has two minarets, both around 27.5 meters tall, a big dome, around 5 meter tall and three floors. The prayer room with white and blue carpets[2] fits 800 people in it and has a gallery floor for the women, around 135 m2 (1,450 sq ft), on the top. The mosque's walls are decorated with different calligraphy.[3]

Cultural center

The cultural center is 611 m2 (6,580 sq ft). In the basement, in addition to storage and sanitary facilities, there is a mortuary for funeral ceremonies and washrooms for Wudu. On the ground floor there is a grocery store, a restaurant as well as the club premises. On the first floor there is a youth room, a library, women's rooms and children's rooms as well as lecture rooms and office rooms.

A 420 m2 (4,500 sq ft) building next to the center has a Quran school as well as two apartments, one for the imam and one for the janitor.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Willkommen – Ditib Ingolstadt e.V." www.ditib-ingolstadt.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  2. ^ "Gebetshaus mit weiß-blauen Akzenten". Donaukurier.de (in German). 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  3. ^ "Kocatepe-Moschee Ingolstadt - Bildergalerie". www.eslam.de. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  4. ^ "Willkommen – Ditib Ingolstadt e.V." Archived from the original on 2009-05-08.