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fig.22 Showing the Steps.(Source: Archdaily, Thomas Mayer)
3.1.2 KAFD Grand Mosque, KSA
Area: 6103 sq.m
Year: 2019
Omrania's architectural design for the KAFD Grand Mosque also won the International
Architecture Prize, in the Religious Buildings category, for the Year 2020, as well as the
2017 World Architecture Festival awards. In 2019 Omrania's KAFD Grand Mosque was
named the mosque one of the "Top 10 contemporary mosques”
Located at the centre of the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the
KAFD Grand Mosque(fig.23) is a spiritual sanctuary for worshippers as well as a work of
architectural art. The mosque, which has 6,103 square meters, is both a striking architectural
focal point and a Juma'ah (Friday) mosque. Tucked away in a spacious city plaza, it converts
easily into a public area and a roomy outdoor prayer space as needed.
