Fatih-Moschee, Bremen, Islamic mosque in Gröpelingen, Germany
The Fatih Mosque is a house of worship in Gröpelingen featuring a tall minaret and a central dome structure. The interior space is designed to accommodate many worshippers during prayer times.
The mosque association was founded in 1973 and registered in 1974 as the "Verein zur Erhaltung des islamischen Gebetsraumes in Bremen e. V.", making it Bremen's oldest Muslim community. The foundation stone of the present building was laid on 8 June 1995, and the mosque was inaugurated on 3 December 1999. The prayer hall was painted by two Chinese and four Turkish artists.
The prayer hall was painted by two Chinese and four Turkish artists, a detail recorded in the mosque's own history. The name Fatih means "the Conqueror", referring to Sultan Mehmed II, and the community is counted among the Millî Görüş movement within the Islamic Federation of Bremen.
The prayer hall holds around 1,300 worshippers, so Friday prayers draw a large crowd; arrive early. The entrance is in Gröpelingen, and the 27 m minaret makes the building easy to find from the street. Worshippers remove their shoes before entering the prayer hall.
The 27 m minaret and the 12 m dome make the building recognizable from afar, but the prayer hall itself was painted by two Chinese and four Turkish artists. The association, registered in 1974 as "Verein zur Erhaltung des islamischen Gebetsraumes in Bremen e. V.", has around 500 members and belongs to the Islamische Föderation Bremen; it is counted among the Islamic Community Millî Görüş. Mehmet Kilinc, spokesman of the Schura Bremen, headed the Bremen branch of the Central Institute Islam Archive Germany.
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