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Plans to reduce height of Cologne mosque dropped
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 22 - 08 - 2007


Plans to reduce the height of a planned
mosque in the city of Cologne were dropped on Wednesday
after objections by the architects, according to the DPA.
The Turkish mosque association Ditib said the mosque's two
minarets would be 55 metres high, although some modifications would
be made to the original design of the complex.
Architect Paul Boehm said reducing the height of the minarets
would have left them out of proportion with the rest of the building
and surrounding structures, such as a television tower and a high-
rise block.
The Muslim minority has been facing vehement criticism in the city
where there is a strong opposition to the 40-million-dollar (30-
million-euro) mosque covering an area of 20,000 square metres.
The most widespread criticism has been that the proposed building
would be too dominant. Plans call for it to have a 35-metre glass
dome, space for 1,900 worshippers and a community centre with shops
well as offices and a restaurant.
Boehm said the minarets would be more abstract and less
traditional due to "organic changes in the dome-shaped construction
of the mosque's prayer room."
Cologne Mayor Fritz Schramma had originally welcomed plans by
Ditib to consider shortening the height of the minarets as a "first
and an important step."
He said many city residents still had difficulty accepting the
size of the mosque's domed roof in Cologne's Ehrenfeld inner-city
area. Ditib said the mayor was happy with the latest compromise.
A recent survey of city residents by Omniquest pollsters showed 36
per cent favoured the original design, 31 per cent opposed the
project and 27 per cent said they would accept a mosque on a smaller
scale.
Ditib, backed by the Turkish ministry of religion, is a a major
builder of mosques for ethnic Turkish Muslims in Germany.


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