Copenhagen modern mosque approved

Copenhagen municipality has approved plans for a new mosque, to be designed by a renowned Danish architect, offering the Muslim community a modern-looking house of worship

Copenhagen municipality has approved plans for a new mosque, to be designed by a renowned Danish architect, offering the Muslim community a modern-looking house of worship.

Proposed by a Muslim faith group, the new mosque will replace a current mosque located on the corner of Dortheavej and Tomsgårdsvej in the Northwest district of the city.

According to the application, it will be designed by the renowned architect firm Henning Larsen Architects.

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.

Denmark is home to a Muslim minority of 200,000, making three percent of the country’s 5.4 million population.