Baitur Rauf
mosque in Fayedabad, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Overview
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Baitur Rauf Mosque stands in Uttara, a suburb in the north of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Faidabad Transmitter Link Road. It was designed by the Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum and completed in 2012. Rather than relying on conventional symbols such as domes and minarets, the building creates its prayer space through openness and the interplay of light and shadow. It has been recognised for its handling of natural light and for departing from the usual approach to mosque design.
History
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The mosque was built to a design by the architect Marina Tabassum and was completed in 2012. In 2016 Tabassum received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for this work.
From Wikipedia
The Bait Ur Rouf Mosque (Bengali: বায়তুর রউফ জামে মসজিদ, Arabic: الجامع بيت الرؤوف) is a distinctive urban mosque located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Designed by Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum and completed in 2012, it has been called a refuge of spirituality in urban Dhaka and received recognition for its beautiful use of natural light and for challenging the status quo of traditional mosque design. Instead of traditional symbolism such as domes and minarets, the mosque relies on open space and the rich interplay of light and shadow to create a prayer space that elevates the spirit.
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Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baitur-Rauf-Jame-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baitur_Rauf_Mosque
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