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Description
Property Name: Islamic Cultural Center of Dublin
Inventory No: 353-1-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-07-28
Country (State party): Ireland
Province: Dublin
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 53° 19′ 53.43″ N
6° 16′ 53.09″ E
Historic Period: 20th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1996
Style: Contemporary
Original Use: Mosque, Community center
Current Use: Mosque, Community center
Architect: Michael Collins Assoc.
Significance
The steel frame structure building is designed by a rectangular grid that places the mosque in the middle. The complex includes a main prayer hall, daily prayer halls, a multi-purpose hall, a restaurant, a library, meeting rooms, apartments and offices.
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
Construction of the ICCI began in 1994 and it was officially opened on November 16th 1996 by President Mary Robinson and Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum.
About the structure of the building: https://islamireland.ie/about/about-icci/
References
Archnet website: archnet.org