Mosque in Sendling

The mosque in Sendling in the hill brook street in Munich's Sendling exists as an Islamic house of prayer for mainly Turkish Muslims since 1989. The official Turkish name of the mosque is Diyanet İşleri Türk İslam Merkezi ( DITIM; German: Turkish Islamic community center München eV ) and referred to at the same time the Mosque club.

• 4.1 Site
• 4.2 financing
• 4.3 Political Discussion
• 4.4 competition
• 4.5 design
• 4.6 way to realize
• 4.7 failure

Association

The club has 42 members and DITIM belongs to the federation DİTİB to. The leading authorities of DİTİB for Munich are the Turkish consul or the religion attaché of the Consulate, they determine the imam of the mosque, which is employed by the Turkish state. In addition to the mosque Sendlinger DİTİB cared for in the mosques in Munich Pasing and Allach.

To get the local residents and other interested citizens closer known to socialize with non-Muslims and to promote so integrating the community in Sendling, held annually since 2004 in the DITIM several " Day of the Open Mosque ". Also, emphasize the representatives of DITIM that visitors otherwise be welcome at any time.

Community life

Apart from prayer in Arabic, Turkish is spoken predominantly. Daily prayers are held, particular emphasis has primarily the Friday prayer. The tea room with a non-commercial entertainment, television and pool table serves as a meeting place and is also open, as is the library. There are special offers for women, about Koran lessons with an Islamic theologian or a big Mother's Day celebration; for girl groups to discuss religious topics and a theater and choral group for eleven to fourteen year-olds; for boys also hours to discuss religious issues. A particularly important start-up and meet at the mosque for seniors, she offers advice and aid for applications, care and housing problems. Interreligious dialogue is maintained by various events, neighborhood contacts and visits to schools in many ways.

Mosque in the hill Bachstraße

The former house of worship in a former furniture store and warehouse is a typical "backyard mosque " of the city and barely visible from the outside as a mosque. The property is in a general residential area. On an area of about 656 square meters on two floors are prayer rooms for men and women, a multipurpose room, administrative offices, a library, a tea room as a meeting place, the home of the imam and sanitary facilities. The mosque in the hill creek road is designed for about 130 visitors, but on high holidays coming up to 700 visitors. For this reason DITIM presented in 2004 plans for a renovation, but provoked resistance among the neighbors.

Plans for reconstruction

Lack of space and structural problems, but also the desire to leave the mosque to the outside world as such problems are identified, prompted the carrier DITIM in 2004 to let create the architect Walter Höfler plans for the rational reconstruction with extension. The plans foresaw an additional floor and a shallow dome roof, the facade was remodeled with light bands and sliding shutters with half- moon, has been redecorated the courtyard. The city authorities had submitted plans reviewed and approved, the district committee 6 agreed by a large majority. However, there was resistance from some neighbors, supported by the CSU and its local chapter Sendling Group in Sendlinger district committee.

New Development

Location

To avoid conflicts, the operator club DITIM the city of Munich asked for help in finding an alternative site for a new building of the mosque elsewhere. The city recommended the vacant lot located in their property Gotzinger place. The area is classified as a mixed, where the construction of a religious building is allowed. The land on which is currently a car park with about 150 spaces, nearly 500 meters in a straight line is located northeast of the previous site of the Turkish-Islamic Cultural Centre. The mosque came to the northwestern Grundstückseck and thus formed the east side of the Gotzinger square opposite the church of St. Korbinian on the west side. The parking spaces on the property were lost, so the city council decided to build a parking garage in the area as a precondition for a new mosque on this property.

Financing

In August 2008 it was announced that the " financial capacity of the mosque association actually asked the question," should be, as Lord Mayor Christian Ude. The required by the tax office real estate transfer tax could not be applied in full. The delay caused by the necessity of a development plan also has the consequence that the rental income included in the calculation of commercial and homes can not be calculated, and the donations are behind schedule.

Political discussion

The planned since 2004, new construction project on Gotzinger place was known nationwide in 2005 under the slogan Sendlinger mosque dispute and also caused an international sensation. The project has been controversial even before the successful completion of the preliminary planning at the local building commission and the conservation exam end of May 2005 at various levels. Some local residents formed a community of interest against a conversion or new construction of the mosque. In the district committee this public debates took place and also in the city council of Munich, the parties argued about the mosque project.

On June 16, 2005 took place under the direction of Munich Mayor Christian Ude held a town hall meeting in Sendling, in which the subject mosque was the main subject and opponents and supporters had their say in detail. During the final vote on the proposal for rejection introduced the opponents were able to mobilize 252 votes, but also suffered 212 votes against for their application. Encouraged by the close vote result Ude announced the next day: " The mosque is built," knowing that dedicated opponents and supporters had mobilized their supporters in large part to the vote.

On 22 June 2005, the Munich City Council approved the construction by a clear majority. A coalition of the SPD, the Greens, the FDP and the non-attached town councils, which had the support of two major Christian churches, prevailed against the CSU, had filed the objections to the project. In order for the building permit process began for the construction of the mosque.

On 27 July 2005, the City Council approved by a large majority the contract between the city and the DITIM on the sale of the land on Gotzinger place. The purchase contract receivables of the city are kept carrying the concerns of local residents into account. The preliminary decision on the construction request to the mosque on Gotzinger place has been delivered. This would with the entry into effect at all answered the preliminary questions arise a legal claim of the applicant.

On 10 July 2007 was again a town hall meeting held under the leadership of Mayor Christian Ude (SPD). At present more than 900 citizens voted this time 371 citizens against the mosque, while 222 attendees voted for them.

Competition

With the design and planning for the construction of architect Walter Höfler was commissioned. The space program includes a mosque, a small administration building and two residential buildings. The mosque association DITIM praised from a facade competition. A jury made ​​up of representatives of DITIM, the City Council, the District Council and the Parish of St. Korbinian end of March 2006 decided on a revised draft of the architect Höfler, which provides for a dome and two 41 meter high minarets. So that the mosque would be the first recognizable as such Muslim house of worship within the Middle Ring Munich. The position of the mosque opposite the church with its two 55 meter high towers, was warmly welcomed by the Heritage Office for aesthetic reasons.

From 4th to 6th April 2006, the submitted designs and models were presented to the public. In a panel discussion citizens could ask questions about the different designs, the status of planning and the further procedure.

Office Nagler

Office Jasarevic

Office Yilbirt

Design

The draft stipulates visible public cultural center on the ground floor as from the outside to make glass pedestal supporting the overlying prayer and other rooms of the actual mosque. Furthermore, a dome is provided which rests on five pillars that have both the constructive and space-defining function also has a symbolic meaning, and to represent the Five Pillars of Islam. In addition, the winning design includes two 41 meter high minarets (one of them walked on), which are lower than the towers of St. Korbinian, these are directly opposite and record over the course of time Gotzinger a relationship with the Church.

Way to realize

On 18 September 2006, the Government of Upper Bavaria raised on the basis of neighboring contradictions on the preliminary members. The state capital had violated provisions of the clearance surface law. Furthermore, the mosque affects the townscape and let miss the offered consideration for the surrounding buildings.

On 13 February 2007, the Bavarian Administrative Court dismissed the Munich directed against that decision of the Government of Upper Bavaria action of the association, an appeal is expressly allowed. (Reference: M 8 06.3625 K and 3626 )

Construction of the project is uncertain. Previously, must, according to City Council decision, in the quarter a parking garage for residents and employees of the wholesale market companies are built. On the one proposed by the wholesale market hall urban plot between wholesale market hall area, Thalkirchner and Königendorfer road to be built next to the parking garage also social institutions.

First Floor

Second Floor

Third floor

Failure

On February 21, 2010 were announced at a meeting of the Mosque Building Association Ditim by the Turkish religion attaché in Munich and three representatives of the Turkish- Islamic umbrella association Ditib that the mosque on Gotzinger place for financial reasons can not be built. Up to this date, approximately € 500,000 was expended solely for litigation and planning.