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Description
Property Name: Islamic Cultural Center of Madrid
Inventory No: 34-91-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-07-28
Country (State party): Spain
Province: Madrid
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 40° 26′ 18.3″ N
3° 39′ 29.26″ E
Historic Period: 20th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1996
Style: Contemporary
Original Use: Mosque, Cultural
Current Use: Mosque, Cultural
Architect: Czarny, Singer-Zemla, De la-Hoz
Significance
Organized as a system of patios, the center serves for many purposes. The massive structure rises on a platform forming a powerful image.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The monument keeps its own originality.
References
Hattstein, Markus and Delius, Peter. Islam Art and Architecture. Könemann. Cologne, 2000