DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque (Ingolstadt)
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| DITIB Kocatepe Mosque | |
|---|---|
DİTİB Kocatepe Camii DİTİB Kocatepe-Moschee | |
 Picture of the mosque in the winter | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | active |
| Location | |
| Location | Ingolstadt |
| Country |  Germany |
  Shown within Germany  DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque (Ingolstadt) (Bavaria) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 48°46′41″N 11°25′25″E / 48.77806°N 11.42361°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Hüssein Portakal |
| Type | Ottoman |
| Funded by | DITIB |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Construction cost | € 5.5 Mio. |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Length | 36.2 meters |
| Width | 18.4 meters |
| Dome height (outer) | 5 meters |
| Minaret height | 27.5 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
[edit]Die „Türkisch-islamische Gemeinde zu Ingolstadt e.V.“ wurde am 12. Mai 1987 gegründet und hat heute 540 Mitglieder. The Turkish-Islamic association of Ingolstadt was founded on May 12 of 1987 by DITIB and has 540 members.[1]
Mosque
[edit]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 fits 800 people in it and has a gallery floor for the women, around 135 m² big, on the top. The mosque's walls are deocrated with different calligraphy
Cultural center
[edit]The cultural center is 611 m². 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 big building next to the center has a Quran school as well as two apartments, one for the imam and one for the janitor.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Willkommen – Ditib Ingolstadt e.V." www.ditib-ingolstadt.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090508011017/http://www.ditib-in.de/v2/03.htm