Copenhagen Muslims will soon have new designed mosque

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Wednesday 18 Mar 2015 - 11:25 Makkah mean time-27-5-1436 The new modern mosque design in Copenhagen (photo: Henning Larsen) Copenhagen, Denmark (IINA) – Muslim community in Copenhagen can look forward to getting a new place of worship as Copenhagen Municipality has approved a planning application for a new, modern-looking mosque this week by the Muslim faith group Islamisk Trossamfund, media sources reported. The new mosque, which will be designed by the renowned architect firm Henning Larsen Architects, will replace a mosque located on the corner of Dortheavej and Tomsgårdsvej in the Nordvest district of the city. ”With the proposal being designed by Henning Larsen Architects, the mosque will become more accessible to the city, while one of Copenhagen's slightly forgotten districts receives a new architectonic pearl,” Morten Kabell, the city's deputy mayor for technical and environmental issues, told the Copenhagen Post on Tuesday. A local planning proposal is expected to be ready in August, after which it will be sent to a hearing before being sent to the citizenry representation, which is expected to take place in February 2016. ”It shows the younger generation that they are welcome here, while still respecting the older generation,” Imran Shah, a spokesperson for Islamisk Trossamfund, told TV2. Islam is Denmark’s second largest religion after the Lutheran Protestant Church, which is actively followed by four-fifths of the country’s population. Noteworthy that Denmark is home to a Muslim minority of 200,000, making three percent of the country's 5.4 million population SM/IINA