The Grand Mosque of Copenhagen is a future planned mosque which will be the first purpose-built mosque in Denmark and one of the largest in Europe.
The Tabah Foundation, an Islamic consultancy firm based in United Arab Emirates, is planning to fund a mosque planned by Jan Wenzel and Lars Tuxen. This mosque is expected to cost 427 million euro. The mosque has no minarets and is shaped like a crescent moon. It will serve 3,000 worshipers and feature a multi-cultural center and student housing.
The mosque is planned to be built in Ørestad, Copenhagen. The city is willing to agree to the mosque, but will only allow one of the plans.
On June 2007, several Copenhagen imams participated in a Hizb ut-Tahrir convention. The imams explained that they would like to work on common projects, such as the Grand Mosque, with Hizb ut-Tahrir or any good-willing partner.
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