Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque (Arabic: جامع الإمام تركي بن عبد الله), also known as the Grand Mosque of Riyadh[1] or simply the Grand Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الكبير),[2] is a congregational mosque in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located adjacent to Qasr al-Hukm while it overlooks the Deera Square. It was established during the reign of Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Saud, the founder and Imam of the Second Saudi State and was later named after him. Seating 17,000 worshippers and measuring 16,800 m2, it is one of the largest mosquesinSaudi Arabia.[3][4][3]
Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque | |
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جامع الإمام تركي بن عبد الله
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Shown within Saudi Arabia | |
Geographic coordinates | 24°37′50.6″N 46°42′38.9″E / 24.630722°N 46.710806°E / 24.630722; 46.710806 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Rasem Badran |
Founder | Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud |
Completed | 1826–1830 (original) 1992 (restored) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 17,000 worshippers |
Interior area | 16,800 m2 |
The exterior and upper portion of the interior is primarily brown Arriyadh Limestone [4] which appears golden when lit up at night.[3] The lower portion of the interior is in white marble. The structure includes separate men's and women's libraries of 325-m2 each.
The mosque is directly connected from the first floor to al-Hukm Palace via two bridges across as-Safaat Square.[4]
The mosque was rebuilt in 1992 on the site of a previous grand mosque, that was built sometime between 1826 and 1830 during the reign of Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Saud.
A Grand Mosque existed on the site for decades but was rebuilt by the Arriyadh Development Authority and reopened in January 1993.[4]
The minarets of the mosque previously featured a mix of Ottoman and Egyptian styles, with two rectangular sections topped by three rounded sections and a top section coming to a point with round shapes atop it. The courtyard porticos rose in a triangular with decor above. The minarets were however rebuilt in rectangular neo-Najdi style, the courtyard completely resurfaced and the porticos are now a modernized version of their former shape.[5]
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