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16 and 17 September 2023Passed
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Free upon registration
September 2023
Saturday 16
09:00 - 12:00
15:00 - 18:00
Sunday 17
09:00 - 12:00
15:00 - 18:00
0 to 99 years old

Grande mosquée de Mantes-la-Jolie

5 rue Denis-Papin 78200 Mantes-la-Jolie
  • Yvelines
  • Île-de-France

Great Mosque: Guided tour and calligraphy workshop

A commented visit of the building, extended by an exchange around a mint tea and Maghrebian pastries.
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free upon registration
Grande Mosquée © Région Ile-de-France - Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel

Guided tour and calligraphy workshop The Mosque, a space of spirituality and instruction, is also a place of life and culture, a source of fruitful interlacing. Inaugurated in July 1981, the Great Mosque of Mantes is characterized by a sober Moorish style, the result of the collaboration of two architects, one French and the other Moroccan. It is one of the first buildings in France built, dedicated to Muslim worship.
A commented visit of the building, extended by an exchange around a mint tea and Maghrebian pastries.
Come and discover the mosaics from the Briare manufacture in the Loiret, a reference in industrial art, laid by a master craftsman specially from Morocco. You will cross the nave to reach the height of the mihrab, niche oriented towards Mecca, and the minbar, carved wooden pulpit used during the Friday prayer.
A calligrapher, present among us, will draw your first name in Arabic letters. You will thus keep a memory of your visit to the Great Mosque of Mantes.

Types d'événement
Atelier / Démonstration / Savoir-faire
Thèmes 2023
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit, Sur inscription
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Grande mosquée de Mantes-la-Jolie
5 rue Denis-Papin 78200 Mantes-la-Jolie
  • Yvelines
  • Île-de-France
The Mantes-la-Jolie Mosque is one of the first Muslim religious buildings built in Île-de-France, after the Paris Mosque (1922-1926). His work began in 1981 in the Val-Fourré district, under the direction of architects Benchemsi and Dixneuf. The building extends over two levels. The interior houses various rooms, including a covered prayer room, flanked by an 18-metre high minaret. Some elements are decorated with ceramics forming geometric patterns.
Tags
Édifice religieux
Access
Pedestrian or car access near the Colette-Rousseau school. Papin Street runs along the railway tracks in the Val-Fourré Sud district.