Kobe Mosque, Kobe, Japan

3D Model

Built in 1935 as the first mosque in Japan, the Kobe Mosque (MAHS-JPN-HYG-KOB-S-001) is built of stone mosque in a modern ‘Moorish’ style featuring a dome, two square minarets, and two round minarets. Inside are three stories and a basement providing prayer space. The main prayer hall on the first floor features a marble mihrab and minbar. The prayer space for women on the second floor overlooks the main prayer hall. It is frequented by Muslims attending daily prayers and visitors.

Data capture used to construct this 3D model was conducted through a partnership between the Kobe Muslim Mosque Committee, the Art Research Center of Ritsumeikan University, and the MAHS.

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Full dataset for this model is available at: https://openheritage3d.org/project.php?id=vfnc-yc47

3D Model created by Sheak Mahfujur Rahman