Designed in an Ottoman architectural style, this mosque has a concrete and glass dome with two minarets. The mosque houses a commercial area and an entrance on the ground floor. On the upper floors of the building, there is a space for prayer and a Muslim library. Gottfried Böhm and his son Paul Böhm, who specialized in building churches, were responsible for the mosque’s construction and design. The massive structure was first commissioned by German Muslims who belonged to the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs. A bit of controversy surrounded the development of…
