Vienna Islamic Centre

The Vienna Islamic Centre is the largest mosque in Austria, located in Vienna's 21st district Floridsdorf.

Overview

In 1969, the Islamic community in Vienna purchased a plot from the city of Vienna in order to build a mosque. Due to financial difficulties, the start of the construction was postponed several times. In 1975, Saudi king Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud pledged to finance the construction of the mosque.
After Richard Lugner was selected as the general contractor, construction work began on 1 July 1977. On 20 November 1979, the Vienna Islamic Centre was inaugurated by Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria, as reported in Zeit im Bild.
The minaret of Vienna Islamic Centre is high, while the dome is high and in diameter.