Assalam Mosque, Mosque in Nantes, France

The Assalam Mosque is a white building with a wide gable roof and a triangular pediment facing the street, where a sign reads "MOSQUEE" and "ASSALAM". Its facade has a central dark double door, two large dark window openings divided by vertical mullions, and two smaller horizontal windows near the outer edges. The complex also includes a cultural centre and a patio with three fountain basins, connected by a gallery.

The Association Islamique de l'Ouest de la France, founded under the 1901 law and affiliated to the UOIF, built the mosque between 2009 and its inauguration on 17 November 2012. It replaced the El Forqane mosque installed in 1984 in the former Saint-Christophe chapel on quai Malakoff, which had become too small and was demolished in early 2014. In November 2015 the mosque hosted an interfaith ceremony honouring the victims of the 13 November attacks.

The prayer hall holds up to 1,500 worshippers, with an upper gallery in exotic wood reserved for women. The adjoining Abdullah Al Darwish cultural centre houses a library, a media library, classrooms and three studios for visiting lecturers. In November 2015 the mosque hosted an interfaith service with Buddhist, Catholic, Jewish, Orthodox and Protestant representatives.

The complex stands at the corner of rue de la Roche, facing parc de la Roche, with its postal address at 136 boulevard de Seattle. Entry to the buildings is through a gate on the south facade, which opens onto a hall serving both levels. The prayer room and the Abdullah Al Darwish cultural centre are two separate buildings linked by a gallery around an open patio with three fountain basins.

The minaret rises 17 metres, three metres above the 14-metre dome, and is built with transparent glass rather than masonry. At night it is lit, so the tower is visible from the rue de la Roche and the parc de la Roche opposite. The prayer hall holds up to 1,500 worshippers, making it the largest mosque in its region.