Gulshan Society Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Gulshan Society Mosque
| native_name = গুলশান সোসাইটি জামে মসজিদ
| native_name_lang = bn
| religious_affiliation = Islam
| image = Gulshan Society Jame Masjid 04 (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|23.8008|90.4079|region:BD_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| location = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| status = Active
| website = {{URL|https://www.gulshansociety.com/gulshan-society-jame-masjid-committee/|Gulshan Society Jame Masjid}}
| architecture_type = Mosque
| architecture_style =
| established = 2017
}}
The Gulshan Society Mosque, also called Gulshan Society Jame Masjid ({{Langx|bn|গুলশান সোসাইটি জামে মসজিদ}}), is a mosque in Gulshan, a neighbourhood in Dhaka.{{cite web | url=https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/183323 | title=Arafat offers Eid prayers at Gulshan Society Jame Mosque|work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha|date=11 April 2024}} It was planned by Kashef Chowdhury and completed in 2017 for Gulshan Society.{{cite web | url=https://www.archdaily.com/917210/gulshan-society-mosque-kashef-chowdhury-urbana/5cddbae1284dd16d3b00001a-gulshan-society-mosque-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-photo | title=Gallery of Gulshan Society Mosque / Kashef Chowdhury - URBANA - 8 }}
History
The Gulshan Society Mosque has seen a number of notable visitors. In February 2018 the head Imam of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, led prayers and delivered sermons in the Gulshan Society Mosque during his week long trip through Bangladesh.{{Cite news |title=Masjid al-Aqsa head Imam to lead jum'a prayers at Gulshan mosque|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/135019|work=The Independent|location=Dhaka|access-date=2020-05-17}} In September 2019 Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Julia Niblett and New Zealand High Commissioner to Bangladesh Joanna Kempkers visited the Mosque.{{Cite news |title=Australian, New Zealand envoys visit Gulshan mosque |url=https://en.banglatribune.com/national/news/72669/Australian-New-Zealand-envoys-visit-Gulshan|work=Bangla Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-05-17}}
In September 2018 the Gulshan Society Mosque was shortlisted for the 11th Beazley Designs of the Year.{{Cite web|title=19 Architecture Projects in Shortlist for Beazley Designs of the Year -|url=https://www.world-architects.com/en/architecture-news/headlines/19-architecture-projects-in-shortlist-for-beazley-designs-of-the-year|website=World-Architects|language=en|access-date=2020-05-17}}
Architecture
The seven-story-high modern building is constructed to give the impression of a monolith. It is made of white cast concrete. A screen structure running around the building provides light and ventilation to the inside. It is an abstract representation of “La-ilaha-illallah” in the Kufic script – the fundamental proclamation that there is only one God in Islam. The building was planned to accommodate a congregation of 2500. As the available plot of land was not large enough to build a mosque with the classic court-prayer hall sequence for that many people, the architect took a pragmatic approach and changed the usual layout of the mosque so that the stairs from the entrance directly lead to the main vestibule and prayer hall. Upper floors are accessible by elevators as well as by stairs.{{Cite web|title=Gulshan Society Mosque / Kashef Chowdhury - URBANA|url=https://www.archdaily.com/917210/gulshan-society-mosque-kashef-chowdhury-urbana|date=2019-05-19|website=ArchDaily|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-17}}{{Cite news|last=Snyder|first=Michael|date=2019-05-09|title=In Bangladesh, Reimagining What a Mosque Might Be|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/t-magazine/bangladesh-mosques.html|access-date=2020-05-17|issn=0362-4331}}
See also
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.gulshansociety.com/gulshan-society-jame-masjid-committee/ Webpage of the Gulshan Society Mosque]
{{Mosques in Bangladesh}}
Category:Mosques completed in 2017