Islamic Cultural Center of New York
mosque and cultural center in New York City
Key facts
- Built
- 1991
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Overview
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The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is a mosque and cultural center at 1711 Third Avenue in Manhattan, between East 96th and East 97th Streets. It stands on the northeast corner of East 96th Street and Third Avenue, on the boundary between East Harlem and the Upper East Side. It is described as the first mosque built in New York City, and it remains one of the largest in the city. The postmodern building is set at an angle of about 29 degrees to the surrounding streets. According to the material, the architects chose this layout with Turkish mosques in mind, both to set the building apart from its surroundings and to point its mihrab toward the Kaaba in Mecca.
History
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The center is regarded as the first mosque constructed in New York City, and the record gives 1991 as its year of construction. The congregation's earlier prayer site, a freestanding house at 1 Riverside Drive, is still used for prayer as a branch location.
From Wikipedia
The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is a postmodern mosque and an Islamic cultural center in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States. It is located at 1711 Third Avenue, between East 96th and 97th Streets. The Islamic Cultural Center was the first purpose-built mosque in New York and continues to be one of the city's largest. The mosque's older dwelling in a townhouse at 1 Riverside Drive is still in continual prayer use as a satellite location.
The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is a standing building that is 61 meters wide and 73 meters long. The mosque is located at the northeast corner of East 96th Street and 3rd Avenue, on the boundary of Manhattan's East Harlem and Upper East Side neighborhoods. When looking at it, the mosque is rotated 29 degrees towards the streets. The architects did this to portray the Turkish mosque and complete two goals. Those two goals were to stand out from its surroundings, and the mihrab can face Mecca, where it is the direction to pray towards the Kaaba.
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Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Cultural_Center_of_New_York
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Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_culturel_islamique_de_New_York