Taipei Grand Mosque
| Taipei Grand Mosque 台北清真寺 Táiběi Qīngzhēnsì |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | No. 62, Sec. 2, Xing Sheng South Road, Da'an District |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Municipality | Taipei |
| Website | taipeimosque.org.tw |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Yang Cho-cheng |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| General contractor | Continental Engineering Corporation |
| Completed | 1947 (original building) 13 April 1960 (current building) |
| Construction cost | US$250,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,000 worshipers |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Dome height (outer) | 15 meters |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 15 meters |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
| Minaret height | 20 meters |
Coordinates: 25°1′40.56″N 121°32′3.19″E / 25.0279333°N 121.5342194°E
The Taipei Grand Mosque (Chinese: 台北清真寺; pinyin: Táiběi Qīngzhēnsì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Chheng-chin-sī) is the largest and most famous mosque in Taiwan with a total area of 2,747 square meters. Located in the Da'an district of Taipei City, it is Taiwan's most important Islamic structure and was registered as a historic landmark on 29 June 1999 by the Taipei City Government.
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to China in 1945, the Chinese Muslim Association (CMA) in Nanking appointed Chang Zichun (常子春), Wang Jingzhai (王靜齋) and Zheng Houren (鄭厚仁) to form the preparatory committee of the CMA branch in Taiwan on 23 December 1947.
Later, since many Chinese Muslims that came to Taiwan could not find any place to pray, they raised money to build the very first mosque in Taiwan. They built the mosque at No. 2, Lane 17, Lishui Street (麗水街), Da'an District, Taipei City. The land was donated by Chang Tze-chun and Cheng Hou-ren. Muslims from Mainland China started to pray in that mosque in August 1948. With the growing number of Chinese Muslims with the KMT government, the mosque suddenly became too small to accommodate the growing number of worshipers, therefore they had to look for a new bigger place to rebuild the mosque.
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