Mosque in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
37°46′19″S 144°48′04″E / 37.771833°S 144.801159°E / -37.771833; 144.801159Architecture |
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Type | Mosque |
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Style | Ottoman architecture |
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Completed | 1992 |
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Construction cost | A$2,500,000 |
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Specifications |
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Dome(s) | 17 |
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Minaret(s) | 1 |
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Website |
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sunshinemosque.com.au |
The Sunshine Mosque is an Ottoman/Turkish-style mosque located in Sunshine, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The mosque contains 17 domes, a minaret, and a courtyard.[1]: 295 The mosque is owned by the Cyprus Turkish Islamic Community of Victoria.
History
In 1985, the Turkish Cypriot community in Melbourne saw the potential to build a mosque on a vacant block on Ballarat Road in Sunshine, Melbourne.[1]: 294 Three members of the Cyprus Turkish Islamic Society offered their homes as guarantors to the Bank and became the owners of the lot for $191,000.[1]: 294 Construction of the Turkish Cypriot Mosque began in 1992. The Mosque was designed to mirror the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.[1]: 295 According to a recent[when?] calculation by the committee of the Cyprus Turkish Islamic Society, the total expenditure of the Mosque exceeded $2,500,000.[1]: 296
See also
- Islam portal