Carol I Mosque
Also known as: Carol I Mosque
architectural structure
Key facts
- Built
- 1913
- Foundation/Institution
- I. Carol
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Overview
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The Carol I Mosque, also known as the Grand Mosque of Constanța, stands in the Romanian port city of Constanța. It was commissioned by King Carol I of Romania, after whom it is named, and holds the status of a Historic Monument. Its architecture is classed in the record as Romanian Revival, Egyptian Revival, Neo-Byzantine and Romanesque Revival. The building is made of reinforced concrete, and its interior is notable for numerous wall paintings. The minaret overlooks the city and the harbour. Sources also give the names Marea Moschee and Mahmud II Mosque.
History
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A mosque already stood on the site in 1822. The present building was commissioned by Carol I, then King of Romania. According to the sources consulted, construction took place between 1910 and 1912. The engineer George (Gogu) Constantinescu and the architect Victor Ștefănescu took part in the planning. The mosque of Konya in Turkey is reported to have served as the model. The structure is built of reinforced concrete. The mosque bears the name of the king who ordered its construction.
From Wikipedia
The Grand Mosque of Constanța (Romanian: Marea Moschee din Constanța), originally known as the Carol I Mosque (Romanian: Moscheea Carol I), is a mosque in Constanța, Romania. It is listed as an historic monument by the Romanian National Institute of Historical Monuments.
The mosque is referred to by Constanța's Islamic community as the King's Mosque (Romanian: Geamia Regelui, Turkish: Kral camisi).
Source: Wikipedia, article “Grand Mosque of Constanța”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%A7
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol-I.-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosque_of_Constan%C8%9Ba
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Constan%C8%9Ba
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8F_I
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kral_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3