Grand Mosque of Évry

مسجد ايفري كوركورون Grand Mosque of Évry
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Évry, France
Geographic coordinates	48°37′34″N 2°25′18″E / 48.6259878°N 2.4217987°E / 48.6259878; 2.4217987Coordinates: 48°37′34″N 2°25′18″E / 48.6259878°N 2.4217987°E / 48.6259878; 2.4217987
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic
Completed	1995
Specifications
Capacity	5,000
Minaret(s)	1
Website
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The Grand Mosque of Évry (French: Grande Mosquée d'Évry) is a mosque in Évry, Paris, France. A cultural center is associated with the building.

History[]

A process was initiated in the early 1980s to collect funds to build the mosque in Évry. The modest results of this effort led to a search for additional funding from the Persian Gulf states. The Saudi saw that the financing was completed. The first stone was laid in 1984, and construction work began in 1985. Interior decoration was funded by the Hassan II Foundation.

The mosque opened ten years later, in 1995, the same year as the Évry Cathedral. It was the work of the architect , who has constructed several buildings in Algeria and Tunisia.

See also[]

• Islam in France

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