Cambridge City and Cambridge Mosque

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Cambridge Central Mosque design was inspired both by Islamic and English
religious architectural traditions. Above all, we sought to develop the idea of a British
mosque for the 21st century: as Abdal Hakim Murad, chairman of the Cambridge
Mosque Trust, remarked, “creating a brand new sacred space has been the main
challenge, to bring together something that’s very ancient and timeless with the very
latest technologies.” More than ten years of dedicated work has resulted in a
pioneering mosque, one that seems to have grown organically out of the landscape
and celebrates our shared love of beauty.The defining feature of Cambridge Mosque
is its timber structure. The columns, or ‘trees’, reach up to support the roof in an
interlaced octagonal lattice vault structure evocative of English gothic fan vaulting,
famously used at the nearby King’s College Chapel. The timber is sustainably
sourced spruce which has been curved and laminated. Roof lights are located
above the ‘trees’, bathing the prayer hall in light. The octagonal geometry has strong
symbolism in Islamic art, suggesting the cycle of inhalation and exhalation – the
‘Breath of the Divine’

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