Germany's biggest mosque in the Ruhr valley city of Duisburg in what leaders of Germany's 3 million Muslims have described as a watershed moment, bringing mosques out of the backyards and alleys and into the middle of urban life.
The multimillion-euro Merkez mosque in the working-class district of Marxloh, which was financed by private and public money, will transform the lives of the city's Muslims. Their previous meeting place was the rundown canteen of a former mining company.
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Pedestrians pass by the Merkez mosque at its official opening ceremony on October 26, 2008 in Duisburg, Germany. Germany's biggest mosque, situated in the industrial area of Duisburg-Marxloh offers room for 1200 believers.
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Believers pray in the newly built Merkez mosque in Duisburg October 26, 2008.
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