The Essalam mosque in Rotterdam, the biggest mosque in Western Europe, is pictured after it was opened 17 Dec 2010 by Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. The EUR 4 M mosque was built with help from the Maktoum Charity Foundation from Dubai.
Upwards of 1,500 [some sources estimate as many as 3,000] congregants can be accommodated in the prayer room of the Essalem Mosque, drawn from Holland's huge Moroccan Muslim immigrant community. The building is 4 stories high and the minarets dwarf the towers of the Feyenoord Stadium which is located nearby.
The mosque was inaugurated by the Muslim Mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb and legislator Hamit Karakus, who was instrumental in bringing the project to completion.
Mosque Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sODDwid1ao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4bsQZlCFd8&NR=1
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