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Description
Property Name: Lisbon Mosque
Inventory No: 351-21-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-07-30
Country (State party): Portugal
Province: Lisbon
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 38° 44′ 8.01″ N
9° 9′ 30.77″ W
Historic Period: 20th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1988
Style: Contemporary
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: António Maria Braga and João Paulo Conceição
Significance
This large complex is organised in four sections: the entrance and reception halls, the prayer hall, the madrasa, and the minaret which also serves as a circulation point for the four-story complex. The massive brick walls rise along the street providing a cubic effect whereas the domes and the mosaics at the entrance give reference to traditional Islamic elements.
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 mosque is in good condition and well preserved.
References
http://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;pt;Mon01;10;en&cp