Mosque of the Bois de Vincennes

metropolitan France · France

Mosque of the Bois de Vincennes, France
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Built in 1916 for Muslim soldiers, this was the first mosque on the French mainland since the eighth century. Demolished in 1926, its site in the tropical agronomy garden is now marked by a commemorative stele.

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