Islamic Cultural Center of New York

Islamic Cultural Center of New York
Exterior view (2008)
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
Location1711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10029
United States
Geographic coordinates40°47′7″N 73°56′55″W / 40.78528°N 73.94861°W / 40.78528; -73.94861
Architecture
Architect(s)Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
TypeMosque
Stylepost-modernism
Groundbreaking1987
Completed1991
Construction cost$14 million
Specifications
Direction of façadeMecca
CapacityMain prayer hall: 1,000
Dome height (outer)90 feet (27 m)
Minaret height130 feet (40 m)
MaterialsSteel, concrete, marble, glass
Website
icc-ny.us

The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is a mosque and an Islamic cultural center in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States. It is located at 1711 Third Avenue, between East 96th and 97th Streets. The Islamic Cultural Center was the first purpose-built mosque in New York and continues to be one of the city's largest. The mosque's older dwelling in a townhouse at 1 Riverside Drive is still in continual prayer use as a satellite location.

The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is a standing building that is 61 meters wide and 73 meters long. The mosque is located at the northeast corner of East 96th Street and 3rd Avenue, on the boundary of Manhattan's East Harlem and Upper East Side neighborhoods. When looking at it, the mosque is rotated 29 degrees towards the streets. The architects did this to portray the Turkish mosque and complete two goals. Those two goals were to stand out from its surroundings, and the mihrab can face Mecca, where it is the direction to pray towards the Kaaba.