Mosquée de Bagnolet, Islamic place of worship in Bagnolet, France.
The Mosquée de Bagnolet stands at the corner of Rue Hoche and Rue Parmentier in the Dhuys district, overlooking the Paris ring road. Its flat facade is clad in light rectangular stone panels and pierced by two identical arched entryways, each framed by dark mottled stone. Inside each arch, a semicircular carved brown wood panel with a radiating geometric pattern sits above double doors of the same wood, fitted with vertical metal handles and decorative metal plates.
The project was launched in 2001 by the Association bienfaisance et fraternité de Bagnolet, founded in 1996. On 21 July 2005 the association signed a 63-year lease with the city for a 1,023 m² plot at a symbolic one euro per year. The first stone was laid on 31 March 2007; work began in 2008, lasted five years and cost 2.5 million euros, and the building was finished in July 2013.
The mosque serves as a gathering place for worshippers from diverse backgrounds in the eastern Paris suburbs. It functions as a community hub where visitors encounter people from the neighborhood engaged in shared daily practices.
The building is located on Rue Hoche and is accessible by public transportation. Visitors should check opening hours and prayer times beforehand to plan their visit appropriately.
The lease was signed at a symbolic price of one euro per year, which was an unusual arrangement between the community and the city. This special agreement allowed the group to establish a prayer space at this location.
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