Imam Ali Mosque (Copenhagen)

The Imam Ali Mosque (Danish: Imam Ali Moske; Persian: مسجد امام علی, romanized: Maschet-e Imām Ali; Arabic: مسجد الإمام علي, romanized: Masjidu l-ʾImām ʿAlī'), is a Shia mosque, located in Nordvest, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the largest^[2] and only Shia mosque in Denmark.

Imam Ali Mosque
Imam Ali Moske
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Nørrebro, Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Shown within Copenhagen
Geographic coordinates	55°42′0.18″N 12°31′55.20″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Bijan Eskandani
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Neo-Iranian
Creator	Imam Sayed Mohammad Khademi Sadr
Groundbreaking	2009
Completed	2015 (Eid al-Ghadir)
Construction cost	250-280 million Danish krones[1]
Specifications
Capacity	1,500 worshippers
Interior area	2,100 m2 (23,000 sq ft)
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	2
Minaret height	32 m (105 ft)
Website
imamalimoske.dk

The construction of the mosque started in 2009. It was completed and opened to the public in 2015. The 2,100-square-metre (23,000 sq ft) mosque is designed in neo-Iranian architectural style, with two 32-metre (105 ft) minarets and a central, turquoise dome. The mosque has capacity for 1,500 worshippers.^[3]

See also

• Islam portal
• Denmark portal

• Islam in Denmark
• List of mosques in Denmark