Updated: April 14, 2024

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has
announced the opening of the Grand Mosque on
12th October 2020.
The striking mosque now completes the sequence of buildings on Gate Avenue’s promenade.Designed by leading architectural firm RMJM,
DIFC’s vision was to create a modern facility for up to 500 worshippers. The design incorporates tradition by reinterpreting the essence of a
traditional mosque design with a contemporary styleThe mosque has been created in simple form and is enveloped by a screen with graduated perforations, allowing light to bathe the interior space, which is revealed when approaching from the outside. The design was inspired by Islamic Architecture and refers to it by reinterpreting the essence of a traditional mosque design but in a contemporary context, utilising Islamic architectural elements.