Brussels’ Grande Mosque is indeed grande!
The Great Mosque of Brussels is the oldest mosque in the city, and is also the seat of the Islamic and Cultural Centre of Belgium.
The original building was built in an Arabic style to form the Oriental Pavilion of the National Exhibition in Brussels in 1880. In 1967, King Baudouin made a gift of the building to King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia, and it became a place of worship for the Muslim community of Belgium. Today, it also hosts a school and an Islamic research centre.
I so enjoyed visiting this elegant and majestic building. Wonderful.