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Description
Property Name: King Abdullah I Mosque
Inventory No: 962-6-2
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-08-12
Country (State party): Jordan
Province: Amman
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 31° 57′ 40.24″ N
35° 54′ 46.5″ E
Historic Period: 20th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1982-1989
Style: Contemporary
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Rasem Badran
Significance
King Abdullah Mosque is a contemporary building which was built between 1982 and 1989, in El-Abdali district of Amman. It is a building of which the dome is covered with blue mosaic, constructed as a memorial to the late King Hussein’s Grandfather. There is an Islamic Museum inside the mosque. Since April 11, 2006, the building is the Jordan’s national mosque. The building which can house up to 7000 worshippers.
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 construction of the building is completed in 1989. It is well-preserved.
The structure was built in 1989 by King Hussein in memory of his grandfather.
References
M.Bloom, Jonathan; S.Blair, Sheila. Islamic art and Architecture, Vol 2: Delhi-Mosque, Oxford University Press, New York, 2009