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Mosque in Qatar
Education City Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationEducation City Al Rayyan, Qatar
Education City Mosque is located in QatarEducation City MosqueShown within Qatar
Geographic coordinates25°19′02″N 51°26′49″E / 25.3171°N 51.4469°E / 25.3171; 51.4469
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleModern by MYAA Mangera Yvars Architects
Specifications
Capacity2,800
Dome(s)90
Minaret(s)2
MaterialsSandstone, Steel

Education City Mosque (QFIS Mosque; Arabic: مسجد المدينة التعليمية), is the national mosque of Education City Al Rayyan in Qatar. It is located in the Minaretein building, which rests on five large columns representing the five pillars of Islam, with each featuring a verse drawn from the Quran. In 2016, the building was nominated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for its inaugural international prize. In 2015, it won the Best Religious Building prize at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Singapore. The mosque was designed by the architectural team of Mangera Yvars.

Gallery

  • Staircase in courtyard of Education City Mosque. Staircase in courtyard of Education City Mosque.
  • Courtyard lawn in Education City Mosque. Courtyard lawn in Education City Mosque.
  • Education City Mosque Minaret. Education City Mosque Minaret.

References

  1. "Education City Mosque: Combining Modernity and Heritage". www.qf.org.qa.
  2. "Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies by Mangera Yvars Architects | Universities". Architonic.
  3. "Education City Mosque". www.qf.org.qa.
  4. "Education City Mosque". visitqatar.com.
  5. Education City Mosque - Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture
  6. "Education city mosque | Travel and Tourism,Art & Culture | Al Rayyan | Doha Directory". www.doha.directory.
  7. Life, Q. (September 27, 2020). "A Space for Reflection". Q Life.
  8. Mirincheva, Velina (March 7, 2017). "'The Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies by Mangera Yvars is a process of continuous learning and enlightenment'".
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