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Mosque of Rome

The Mosque of Rome (Italian: Moschea di Roma), also known as the Great Mosque of Rome, is a Friday mosque situated in Parioli, Rome, Italy. With a land area of 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft), it is the largest mosque in the Western world and can accommodate more than 12,000 worshipers. The building is located in the Acqua Acetosa area, at the foot of the Parioli Mounts, north of the city. It is also the seat o…

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1995

Rome, Rome, Italy

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Paolo Portoghesi

1931-2023 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Paolo Portoghesi (2 November 1931 – 30 May 2023) was an Italian architect, theorist, historian, and professor of architecture at the Sapienza University of Rome. He was president of the architectural section of the Venice Biennale (1979–1992), editor-in-chief of the journal Controspazio (1969–1983), and dean of the Fa…

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Studio Paolo Portoghesi

studio · Rome, Lazio, Italy

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1982 · Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

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