The Taipei Cultural Mosque () is a mosque in

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. The mosque is the third one to be built in Taiwan and it is owned by the

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. It also houses the

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History

First building

Taipei Cultural Mosque was built in 1950 at

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by Xiao Yongtai (蕭永泰) or Akhond Hsiao from Northwest

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. The mosque was initially located at Xiao's Japanese-style house. His main thought was to spread

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through cultural movement, thus he also reestablished the

. Due to the road widening scheme on

, the mosque had to be relocated to its current location near the old location at Xinhai Road (辛亥路). The old mosque building had to be torn down for the road construction work.

Current building

The new building of Taipei Cultural Mosque was designed by architect Huang Mo-chun. Nevertheless, the new mosque went through several renovations, in which it was rebuilt into its current five-story building in 1983. By then, the mosque was inaugurated during a ceremony attended by the Ambassador of

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to the Republic of China, Asaad Abdul Aziz AI-Zuhair. In 1990, Xiao died and his son, Xiao Weijun (蕭偉君) assumed the imam position left by his father. Another renovation was made again in the same year with the help of Indonesia Economic and Trade Office to Taipei, and the latest renovation was made in April 2010.

Architecture

The five-story building of Taipei Cultural Mosque is a combination of Islamic traditional culture and modern architecture. Now the building has become the hub for religious and cultural activities for Muslims in Taiwan.

Activities

Taipei Cultural Mosque serves as the headquarters of

. It also houses the

Transportation

Taipei Cultural Mosque is accessible within walking distance South from

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References

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