Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilisation Center
{{Short description|Mosque in Copenhagen, Denmark}}
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The Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilisation Center (HBKCC) is a sunni mosque in the Outer Nørrebro borough of Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in 2014, it is one of the largest in Europe.[http://www.cphpost.dk/get/101429.html The Grand Mosque of Copenhagen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182246/http://www.cphpost.dk/get/101429.html |date=2007-09-27 }}, The Copenhagen Post, April 26, 2007{{cite web|url=http://cphpost.dk/news/politicians-and-royals-steering-clear-of-grand-mosque-s-opening.9890.html|title=Politicians and royals steering clear of grand mosque's opening – the Post}}
History
In September 2013, as the mosque was still under construction, critics rose about the plan to broadcast the official Hamas-run television channel Al-Aqsa TV in the media center of the mosque, Hamas being blacklisted as a terrorist organization in the European Union (of which Denmark is a member).{{cite web|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/09/08/new-copenhagen-mosque-may-break-anti-terror-rules-by-rebroadcasting-hamas-controlled-al-aqsa-tv/|title=New Copenhagen Mosque May Break Anti-Terror Rules by Rebroadcasting Hamas-Controlled Al-Aqsa TV|website=Algemeiner.com|date=8 September 2013|author=Joshua Levitt|accessdate=3 February 2018}}
In June 2014, the Danish Islamic Council opened the Grand Mosque of Copenhagen (officially Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilisation Center, after the Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani), the country's largest mosque, and the first one with a minaret. Qatar provided $27 million to finance the construction, which led the Danish People's Party to express their concerns about potential Qatari interference of in Danish domestic affairs.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/denmarks-first-real-mosque-opens-bankrolled-by-qatar/|title=Denmark's first 'real' mosque opens, bankrolled by Qatar|website=Timesofisrael.com|date=19 June 2014|accessdate=3 February 2018}} The Danish royal family and government ministers were invited to attend the opening but declined the invitation, with only Copenhagen's deputy mayor for social issues Jesper Christensen attending.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=16 June 2020|title=Politicians and royals steering clear of grand mosque opening|url=http://cphpost.dk/news/politicians-and-royals-steering-clear-of-grand-mosque-s-opening.9890.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616180634/http://cphpost.dk/news/politicians-and-royals-steering-clear-of-grand-mosque-s-opening.9890.html|archive-date=16 June 2014|access-date=25 June 2020|website=cphpost.dk}}
It was agreed with the municipality of Copenhagen that the minaret would not be used to broadcast a call to prayer.{{cite book|title=After Integration: Islam, Conviviality and Contentious Politics in Europe|publisher=Springer|first1=Marian|last1=Burchardt|first2=Ines|last2=Michalowski|date=2014|isbn=9783658025946|pages=175–176}} However, there are a number of small speakers mounted above the doors on either side of the courtyard so the call to prayer can be heard by worshippers outside the main prayer hall.
The group Stop Islamisation of Denmark had planned to protest in front of the building the day of its opening, but was banned by the police.{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/238586.pdf|title=Denmark 2014 international religious freedom report|website=State.gov|date=2014|author=United States Department of State • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor|accessdate=3 February 2018}}
In 2020, Berlingske newspaper reported that the mosque had received 227 million Danish crowns (more than 23 million euro) from investors in Qatar.{{Cite web|last=Birk|first=Christian|date=2020-02-20|title=Kontroversiel stormoské har fået markant større millionstøtte fra Qatar end hidtil kendt: »Jeg synes, det er totalt langt ude«|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/1444937|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Berlingske.dk|language=da}}
Description
The mosque was designed by the Danish architects Jan Wenzel & Lars Tuxen and is the property of the Danish Islamic Council. It has the capacity to host 3,000 people indoors, and an extra 1,500 in an inner courtyard. The mosque's exterior is made of titanium, glass and polished concrete. Many architectural elements symbolize the link of the building with Mecca.{{cite web|url=http://www.wenzel-tuxen.com/Mosque_folder/Upload%20af%20press%20kit/GRAND%20MOSQUE%20PROJECT.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092838/http://www.wenzel-tuxen.com/Mosque_folder/Upload%20af%20press%20kit/GRAND%20MOSQUE%20PROJECT.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2007|title=Grand Mosque Project Concept and Design: Jan Wenzel and Lars Tuxen|website=Jenzel-tuxen.com|accessdate=4 February 2018}}
See also
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External links
{{Commonscat|Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilisation Center}}
- [https://hbkcc.dk/ Official website]
{{Mosques in Denmark}}
Category:2014 establishments in Denmark
Category:Mosque-related controversies in Europe
Category:Mosques completed in 2014