Stockholm Mosque, Islamic place of worship in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden.
Stockholm Mosque is a place of worship in Södermalm housed in a converted brick building with Art Nouveau architecture and Moroccan design influences. The building accommodates around 2000 worshippers and contains classrooms, a library, and event halls.
The building was originally the Katarinastationen power station, designed by Ferdinand Boberg in 1903 with a distinctive industrial exterior. After two decades of planning and renovation, it became a mosque in 2000 and has served the Muslim community ever since.
The mosque is run by the Islamic Association in Stockholm and welcomes about 160,000 Muslim visitors and 20,000 others each year. Its bookshop and library sit alongside a gym, kitchen and restaurant. The name honours Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the UAE, a main financier.
The mosque is located at Kapellgränd 10 near Björns trädgård park and is open daily for prayer sessions. Visitors should dress modestly and respect prayer times and customs when entering the space.
Architect Ferdinand Boberg oriented the former Katarinastationen toward Mecca and gave it tall window vaults after a visit to Morocco, so the building faced the holy city decades before it became a mosque in 2000. The prayer hall holds 2,000 worshippers, and the premises also contain a library, bookshop, gymnasium, restaurant and lecture rooms.
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