Sancaklar mosque
mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
Key facts
- Architect
- Emre Arolat
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Overview
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The Sancaklar Mosque is located in the Karaağaç neighbourhood of Büyükçekmece, Istanbul. It was designed by the architect Emre Arolat. The project arose from the wish of the Sancaklar family to build a mosque on a site overlooking Büyükçekmece Lake, within a residential area of gated communities. The mosque occupies 700 square metres of a 1,300 square metre plot. It is widely discussed as a notable example of contemporary mosque architecture.
History
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The mosque was completed in 2012. In 2015 it was named Religious Building of the Year by ArchDaily, and in 2018 it received the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Award for International Excellence. In the BBC series Civilisations, the classicist Mary Beard described it as one of the most striking religious creations of modern times and one of the most startling mosques in the world.
From Wikipedia
The Sancaklar Mosque (Turkish: Sancaklar Camii) is a mosque in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. It was designed by architect Emre Arolat. It was conceived in response to the Sancaklar family's desire to construct a mosque in a location with views of Buyukcekmece Lake, within a neighborhood of gated communities. The mosque covers 700m2 on a 1300m2 site.
Finished in 2012, it received the 2015 Religious Building of the Year Award from ArchDaily. It also won the RIBA Award for International Excellence in 2018. In the BBC series Civilisations, classicist Mary Beard described it as "one of the most striking religious creations of modern times" and "one of the most startling mosques in the world".
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