Taipei Grand Mosque | |
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台北清真寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Governing body | Chinese Muslim Association |
Location | |
Location | No. 62, Sec. 2, Xing Sheng South Road, Da'an, Taipei, Taiwan |
Geographic coordinates | 25°1′40.56″N 121°32′3.19″E / 25.0279333°N 121.5342194°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Yang Cho-cheng |
Type | mosque |
General contractor | Continental Engineering Corporation |
Completed | August 1948 (original building) 13 April 1960 (current building) |
Construction cost | US$250,000 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,000 worshipers |
Dome(s) | 2 |
Dome height (outer) | 15 meters |
Dome dia. (outer) | 15 meters |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Minaret height | 20 meters |
Website | |
Official website (in Chinese) |
The Taipei Grand Mosque (TGM; Chinese: 台北清真寺; pinyin: Táiběi Qīngzhēnsì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Chheng-chin-sī) or Taipei Zheng He Mosque (Chinese: 台北鄭和清真寺; pinyin: Táiběi Zhèng Hé Qīngzhēnsì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Tēⁿ Hô Chheng-chin-sī) is the largest and oldest mosque in Taiwan. Located in the Da'an District of Taipei City, it is Taiwan's most important Islamic structure.