Completed 1964 Phone +20 122 126 8500 | Opened 1964 Number of minarets 1 | |
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Similar IFAN Museum of African Arts, House of Slaves, African Renaissance Monument, Mosque of the Divinity, Our Lady of Victories Cathedral | ||
Grand mosque of dakar
The Dakar Grand Mosque (also Grande Mosquée de Dakar) is one of the most important religious buildings in the capital of Senegal. It is situated on Allée Pape Gueye Fall.
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History
Designed by French and Moroccan architects, The Grand Mosque was opened in 1964 by Hassan II, King of Morocco and Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Architecture
Richly decorated on the interior and exterior, it is stylistically similar to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Casablanca. Its minaret rises to 67 meters.
Institut islamique de Dakar
Created in 1964 and situated in the enceinte of the Grand Mosque, the Institut islamique is a public institution under the direction of the Senegalese Minister of Education, dedicated to Islamic research and teaching. The library of the Institute, named for prince Naef Ben Abdelaziz Al-Saoud was opened 9 October 2004.