TY  - BOOK
AU  - Welzbacher,Christian
AU  - Engel,Jürgen
AU  - Pepper,Ian
ED  - KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten (Francfort-sur-le-Main, Allemagne)
TI  - The making of a mosque: Djamaâ el-Djazaïr, the great Mosque of Algiers, by KSP Engel 
SN  - 978-3-03860-274-3
U1  - 726.20965209 23E
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Zurich
PB  - Park Books
KW  - DECOR ARCHITECTURAL
KW  - ARCHITECTURE RELIGIEUSE
KW  - MOSQUEE
KW  - ALGERIE
N1  - Jürgen Engel established KSP Engel in 2009 in Frankfurt, following his studies at Technische Universität Braunschweig, ETH Zurich, RWTH Aachen, and MIT, and working for other firms and as a freelance architect
N2  - Symbol of Islam, monument of superlatives, and the heart of an entirely new metropolitan district: the Djamaa al-Djazair is an edifice with many different facets. In 2008, KSP Engel's design won the international competition for Algiers' new Grand Mosque, which was completed in 2019 after more than a decade of planning and construction work. The vast structure runs along the Bay of Algiers' shoreline well over 600 yards. A giant 148 feet-high dome covers the main prayer hall, the 870 feet-high minaret constitutes Africa's tallest building to date. Surrounded by extensive gardens, the entire complex houses a range of functions, including a museum, a Quran school, a library, a convention centre, and a cinematèque. It forms a unique religious, cultural, and economic centre that is a magnet for the entire region. And it unites as an intercultural undertaking genuine Algerian craftsmanship with superb Chinese efficiency, and meticulous German planning and engineering skills
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