King Saud Mosque
| King Saud Mosque | |
|---|---|
Arabic: مسجد الملك سعود | |
The inside of the mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Jeddah, Al-Sharafeyyah |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Geographic coordinates | 21°31′18″N 39°10′57″E / 21.52167°N 39.18250°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Islamic New Classical |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Construction cost | SAR 60,000,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Interior area | 7,642 m2 (82,260 sq ft) |
| Dome(s) | Many |
| Dome height (outer) | 42 m (138 ft) (central) |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 20 m (66 ft) (central) |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Site area | 9,700 m2 (104,000 sq ft) |
| Materials | Bricks |
His Majesty King Saud Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الملك سعود) is a Sunni Islam mosque, in the city of Jeddah, in the Al-Sharafeyyah District, in Saudi Arabia.
The mosque was designed by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil and construction was completed in 1987. It is mainly built of bricks and covers an area of 9,700 square metres (104,000 sq ft) with the prayer hall alone covering 2,464 square metres (26,520 sq ft), making it the largest mosque in Jeddah. The largest dome has a span of 20 metres (66 ft) and reaches a height of 42 metres (138 ft). The minaret is 60 metres (200 ft) tall.
The 1987 mosque replaced an earlier mosque structure, built on the same site in c. 1950s, poorly constructed using reinforce concrete.