The Grand Mosque of Évry () is a

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. A cultural center is associated with the building.

History

A process was initiated in the early 1980s to collect funds to build the mosque in Évry. The modest results of this effort led to a search for additional funding from the Persian Gulf states. The Saudi

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saw to it that the financing was completed. The first stone was laid in 1984, and construction work began in 1985. Interior decoration was funded by the

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Foundation. The mosque opened ten years later, in 1995, the same year as the

Évry Cathedral Évry Cathedral (; "Évry Cathedral of the Resurrection") is a Roman Catholic church located in the new town of Évry, Essonne, France. The cathedral was designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta. It opened in 1995 and was consecrated and dedicated ...

. It was the work of the architect

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, who has constructed several buildings in

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and

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* 1995 establishments in France Buildings and structures in Évry, Essonne Évry Mosques completed in 1995 Religion in Essonne {{France-religious-struct-stub

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