East London Mosque
East London Mosque is a Muslim place of worship serving the community between the districts of Whitechapel and Aldgate East in London.
About this building
The origins of the mosque go back to the beginning of the 20th century, when the Muslim community acquired some houses in in Commercial Road to use them as place for prayer in the absence of resources to build one. In the 1980s, the necessary financial support was finally forthcoming to begin the construction of a purpose-built mosque.
It construction took place between 1982 and 1985 supported by the growing the Muslim community in the East End of London. The mosque consists of a brick building with a dome. The minaret that stands next to it is 28.5 m high. It can accommodate more than 7,000 worshipers.
