Wikipedia's first sentence called it “project by german muslims of the organization ditib to build a large”. Today it says “mosque located in the ehrenfeld neighbourhood of the city of cologne”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Design; Controversy”.
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Cologne, Germany The Cologne Central Mosque ( German : DITIB-Zentralmoschee Köln , Turkish : Köln Merkez-Camii ) is a building commissioned by German Muslims of the Organization DİTİB for a large, representative Zentralmoschee (central mosque) in Cologne, Germany. This mosque was inaugurated by Turkish President Erdogan . After controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council. The mosque is designed in neo-Ottoman architectural style, with glass walls, two minarets and a dome. The mosque has a bazaar as well as other secular areas intended for interfaith interactions. As the mosque is one of Europe's biggest mosques , and the largest mosque in Germany, it has been criticized by some, particularly for the height of the minarets. " Go-Ahead for Germany's Biggest Mosque ," Spiegel Online .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Cologne Mosque project ( German : DITIB-Zentralmoschee Köln , Turkish : Merkez-Camii ) is a project by German Muslims of the Organization DITIB to build a large, representative Zentralmoschee (central mosque) in Cologne , Germany. After some controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council. The mosque is designed in Ottoman architectural style, with glass walls, two minarets and a dome. The mosque is proposed to have a bazaar as well as other secular areas intended for interfaith interactions. As the mosque will be one of Europe's biggest, it has been criticized for its size, particularly the height of the minarets. " Go-Ahead for Germany's Biggest Mosque ," Spiegel Online .
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The Cologne Central Mosque ( , ) is a building currently under construction and commissioned by German Muslims of the Organization DITIB for a large, representative Zentralmoschee (central mosque) in Cologne, Germany. After some controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council. The state of construction of the Cologne Mosque in April 2011 The mosque is designed in Ottoman architectural style, with glass walls, two minarets and a dome. The mosque is proposed to have a bazaar as well as other secular areas intended for interfaith interactions. As the mosque will be one of Europe's biggest, it has been criticized for its size, particularly the height of the minarets. " Go-Ahead for Germany's Biggest Mosque ," Spiegel Online .
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The Cologne Central Mosque ( , ) is a building commissioned by German Muslims of the Organization DITIB for a large, representative Zentralmoschee (central mosque) in Cologne, Germany. This mosque is being inaugurated by Turkish President Erdogan . After controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council. The mosque is designed in non-Ottoman architectural style, with glass walls, two minarets and a dome. The mosque is proposed to have a bazaar as well as other secular areas intended for interfaith interactions. As the mosque will be one of Europe's biggest mosques , and the largest mosque in Germany, it has been criticized by some, particularly for the height of the minarets. " Go-Ahead for Germany's Biggest Mosque ," Spiegel Online .
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Building commissioned by German Muslims The Cologne Central Mosque ( , ) is a building commissioned by German Muslims of the Organization DİTİB for a large, representative Zentralmoschee (central mosque) in Cologne, Germany. This mosque was inaugurated by Turkish President Erdogan . After controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council. The mosque is designed in neo-Ottoman architectural style, with glass walls, two minarets and a dome. The mosque is proposed to have a bazaar as well as other secular areas intended for interfaith interactions. As the mosque will be one of Europe's biggest mosques , and the largest mosque in Germany, it has been criticized by some, particularly for the height of the minarets. " Go-Ahead for Germany's Biggest Mosque ," Spiegel Online .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “project by german muslims of the organization ditib to build a large”. Today it says “mosque located in the ehrenfeld neighbourhood of the city of cologne”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Design; Controversy”. Read the current article and compare.
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project by german muslims of the organization ditib to build a large
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mosque located in the ehrenfeld neighbourhood of the city of cologne
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