GERMANY CENTRAL MOSQUE ( COLOGNE)

The Cologne Central Mosque (Germany) is a building commissioned by German Muslims of the Organization DITIB for a large, representative Zentralmoschee (central mosque) in Cologne, Germany. This mosque is being inaugurated by Turkish President Erdogan. After controversy, the project won the approval of Cologne's city council.The mosque is designed in non-Ottoman architectural style, with glass walls, two minarets and a dome. The mosque is proposed to have a bazaar as well as other secular areas intended for interfaith interactions. The mosque will be one of Europe's biggest mosques, and the largest mosque in Germany, it has been criticized for its size, particularly the height of the minarets.

       The 48,000-square-foot (4,500 m²) mosque cost £15–20 million to build,aiming to house 2,000 to 4,000 worshippers.The mosque is funded by Diyanet İşleri Türk İslam Birliği (DITIB), a branch of the Turkish government's religious affairs authority, bank loans, and donations from 884 Muslim associations. Cologne's St. Theodore Catholic Church has also decided to fundraise for the mosque Construction. 

The architects of the mosque are Gottfried Böhm and his son Paul Böhm, who specializes in building churches . The mosque has a concrete and glass dome, and two 55 meter high minarets.The mosque has the bazaar and entrance on the ground floor, lecture halls in the basement, the prayer area on the upper floor and include a Muslim library.A well is placed in the centre to connect the two levels and create a pleasant atmosphere. The mosque consists of flat-like wall screens which form a dome in the centre.

It also has glass walls, which according to DITIB spokesman Alboga give visitors a feeling of openness.According to the architect, openness is further enhanced by an inviting staircase from the street.The developers have required that the secular areas of the mosque (e.g. the restaurant, event halls and stores) be open to people of all religions. A plan welcomed by then mayor of Cologne Fritz Schramma to build shorter minarets was dropped after the architects said the plan would leave the minarets out of proportion with the rest of the building and surrounding structures.