DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque, Ingolstadt
| 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]The Turkish-Islamic association of Ingolstadt was founded on 12 May 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 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Willkommen – Ditib Ingolstadt e.V." www.ditib-ingolstadt.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "Gebetshaus mit weiß-blauen Akzenten". Donaukurier.de (in German). 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Kocatepe-Moschee Ingolstadt - Bildergalerie". www.eslam.de. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Willkommen – Ditib Ingolstadt e.V." Archived from the original on 2009-05-08.
