ALGERIA | Grand Mosque | 300m | PRO

Algeria chooses Canadian firm to manage construction of world's third-largest mosque 05/04/2007 The Algerian Ministry of Religious Affairs confirmed its decision Wednesday (April 4th) of Quebec-based engineering and construction company Dessau-Soprin to oversee the construction of Algeria's new Grand Mosque, which will be the third largest mosque in the world after Mecca in Saudi Arabia and Hassan II in Morocco. The mosque, to be located on the Bay of Algiers, will accommodate up to 120,000 worshippers and will have the largest minaret tower in the world at 300 metres. The mosque will also have several cultural and religious structures, a conference room, a Qur'an house, a centre for cultural sciences, three libraries and media centres, an amphitheatre, a laboratory, a 300-room hotel, a shopping centre, restaurants, green spaces and a recreation park. The initial investment is planned at $2.2 billion but according to some estimates the project's cost may surpass $9 billion. Dessau-Soprin will receive $22m for its services. Completion of the project is expected in 76 months.>