Vienna Islamic Centre

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| location = Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria

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| leadership = Dr. Hashim Al-Mahrougi

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| founded_by = Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud

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| general_contractor = Richard Lugner

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| groundbreaking = 1 July 1977

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The Vienna Islamic Centre ({{langx|de|Islamisches Zentrum Wien}}) is the largest mosque in Austria, located in Vienna's 21st district Floridsdorf.

History

In 1969, the Islamic Community in Vienna purchased a {{convert|8300|m2|ft2|abbr=on}} plot from the city of Vienna in order to build a mosque. Due to financial difficulties, the start of the construction had to be postponed several times. In 1975, Saudi king Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud pledged to finance the construction of the mosque himself.{{cite web|url=http://www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/sights/from-g-to-k/islamic-center|title=Islamic Center – Mosque|accessdate=2012-07-05}}

After Richard Lugner was selected as the general contractor, construction work began on 1 July 1977. On 20 November 1979, the Vienna Islamic Centre was inaugurated by Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria at the time. This event was covered in the local media, such as a report in the Zeit im Bild on the inauguration day.

Mosque

The Minaret of Vienna Islamic Centre is {{convert|32|m|ft|abbr=off}} high, while the dome is {{convert|16|m|ft|abbr=off}} in height and {{convert|20|m|ft|abbr=off}} in diameter.{{Cite web |url=http://www.izwien.at/ueber-uns/ |title=Die Moschee |access-date=5 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805051907/http://www.izwien.at/ueber-uns/ |archive-date=5 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}