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Taksim Mosque

Beyoğlu, Turkey · built 2021

Taksim Mosque (Taksim Camii) is a mosque complex in Taksim Square, Istanbul. It was designed by two Turkish architects in the Art Deco style, and can hold up to 3,000 worshippers at the same time. Construction began on February 17, 2017, and lasted for four years. The mosque was inaugurated with a Friday prayer attended by the President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on 28 May 2021. The land on which the mosque was built is currently owned by the Directorate General of Foundations.

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