Marmara Ilahiyat Mosque (Marmara Ilahiyat)

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Marmara Ilahiyat Mosque (Marmara Ilahiyat)
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musinich
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The main concept is a spiraling motion. To understand the architectural concept, I recommend reading Mahmoud Shabistari's poem "The Flower Garden of Mystery".

Thousands of shapes are derived from each point on this closed circle. From each individual point, a whirling circle has turned out, it [is] both the center and the [point] going in a circle. If [at least] one particle is removed from [its] place, the whole world will be upset.

The dome is made of steel, has a height and diameter of 35 meters. The total volume of steel in the project is 500 tons.

The mosque was designed as a modern complex with an enclosed area of about 32,000 m2. The mosque complex has indoor and outdoor prayer areas, a cultural center and the administrative center of the Faculty of Theology of Marmara University. There are conference rooms, a museum, a bookstore, a cafe, a cinema, and an art gallery on the territory.

The total prayer area is 2,385 m2 and can accommodate more than 4,000 people.

I highly recommend visiting this place!

The most convenient way to get to the mosque is by metro to Bağlarbaşı station.

Visiting hours of the Marmara Mosque: daily from 08:30 to 18:00, on Fridays from 14:00.

Comments

elena_volk
elena_volk
October 28

Very unusual

spacehorsetravel
spacehorsetravel
October 27

Do you know why there are never trees on the territories of mosques?

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