Joanjo Fontanet
Europe's largest mosque
The Grand Mosque is located in the city centre. In the early twentieth century it was the larget in Europe, 49 metres high and with a capacity for 5,000 people. It resembles Samarkand Gur with its two minarets and ceramic tiled dome.
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