Education City Mosque
| Education City Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد المدينة التعليمية | |
The twin minarets and grand staircase | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Ownership | Qatar Foundation |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Education City, Al Rayyan |
| Country | Qatar |
Location of the mosque in Qatar | |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°19′02″N 51°26′49″E / 25.3171°N 51.4469°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Mangera Yvars (MYAA) |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Modern Qatari |
| Completed | 2013 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,800 worshippers |
| Dome(s) | Ninety |
| Minaret(s) | Two |
| Minaret height | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Materials | Sandstone; steel |
| Website | |
| qf | |
| [1] | |
The Education City Mosque (Arabic: مسجد المدينة التعليمية), also known as the QFIS Mosque, is the national mosque of Education City Al Rayyan in Qatar.[2][3] The mosque forms part of Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS), located in the Minaretein building, on the campus of the Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Also included in the building is teaching and faculty space and a research centre for the QFIS.
Architecture
Designed by the architectural team of Mangera Yvars and completed in 2013,[4][5] the QFIS Minaretein building rests on five large columns representing the five pillars of Islam, with each featuring a verse drawn from the Qur'an. The QFIS is based on the idea of the Islamic kulliyya, suggesting that all knowledge comes from faith, explored the infinite spiral form of the building plan and the pathways which link the teaching and learning spaces to the mosque, separated symbolically by a four-storey ablution cascade under the mosque, that helps to keep the mosque cool.[6][7]
The building won the 2015 Best Religious Building prize at the World Architecture Festival;[8][7] and in the following year it was nominated by the Royal Institute of British Architects for its inaugural international prize. It has also won several sustainability awards.[7]
Gallery
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Staircase in the courtyard
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Courtyard lawn
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The distinctive twin minarets
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Mosque exterior
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Mosque interior
See also
References
- ^ "Education City Mosque: Combining Modernity and Heritage". www.qf.org.qa. March 31, 2020.
- ^ Mangera Yvars Architects (2015). "Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies | Universities". Architonic.
- ^ "Education City Mosque". www.qf.org.qa. n.d.
- ^ "Education city mosque | Travel and Tourism,Art & Culture | Al Rayyan". www.doha.directory. n.d.
- ^ "A Space for Reflection". Q Life. September 27, 2020.
- ^ Mirincheva, Velina (March 7, 2017). "The Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies by Mangera Yvars is a process of continuous learning and enlightenment".
- ^ a b c "Education City Mosque". Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture. 2016.
- ^ "Education City Mosque". visitqatar.com. 2025.
Exterior links
Media related to Education City Mosque at Wikimedia Commons