Aqsa Mosque, The Hague
Overview
The Neoclassical building on the Wagenstraat opened in 1844, serving the Ashkenazi Jews of the city. It was expanded in 1922 and damaged by fire in 1944. Around 80% of the city's Jews were killed in the Holocaust, while the synagogues were plundered.
In 1976 the Jewish community sold the building to the city on condition that it never be converted into a church. The city's Turkish Muslim community began using it without permission during Ramadan 1979 due to safety concerns over their previous mosque. The Turkish community took legal ownership of the building in 1981. The Jewish community moved into a converted former Protestant church, which has since been mostly repurposed as apartments.
The building is a Rijksmonument with the number 459778, inscribed 19 October 1993.
Gallery
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The building before its conversion to a mosque. Note the lack of minarets -
Close-up of a minaret -
Islamic prayer, facing the mihrab -
Interior view
See also
References
- ^ "Wagenstraat Synagogue in Den Haag". Religiana. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "The Hague, Netherlands". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Moslems Want to Retain Synagogue". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 3 August 1979. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "The Hague". Jewish Cultural Quarter. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "The Hague". JGuide Europe. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Synagoge, Wagenstraat 103, 2512 AS te 's-Gravenhage" (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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