(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
Jeddah: Three mosques from the Arabian Gulf have won awards for their architecture. Msheireb Mosque in Qatar, Sheikha Salama Mosque in Al Ain (UAE) and Arcapita Mosque in Bahrain were all recognised by the Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture, Saudi daily Arab News reported.
The Governor of Makkah Prince Khaled Al Faisal, and President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage and Chairman of the Award's Board of Trustees Prince Sultan bin Salman honoured the winners at the Jeddah Hilton on Sunday. The awards, in their second cycle, received nominations for 122 mosques from the region.
Prince Sultan said the main aims of the awards are to strengthen the relationship between the mosque and the community, as well as to motivate architects to enhance designs, with a focus on sustainable architecture, energy-saving features, lighting optimisation and architecture that adds to the community. The third edition of the awards will be open to mosques from the wider Muslim world.
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