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Facilities
1. GARAGE GALLERY, FIRE STATION
The Fire Station sits at the heart of Doha’s
flourishing art community, providing the perfect
springboard for creativity, helping people take
their passion to the next level. The public
gallery at the Fire Station, the Garage, is
dedicated to new talent. It is a space for artists
in residence to display the fruits of their labor.
For the people of Doha, it is an opportunity to
explore the freshest creative ideas. They can
interact with artists in the early phases of their
career; before they go on to build profile
externally. (15)
2. QATAR STATE MOSQUE
Established in 2011, Qatar’s State Mosque,
renamed Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahab
Mosque, is the largest in Qatar, fitting more
than 30,000 worshippers for prayers.
The State Mosque is the most prominent
mosque in the country, not only because of its
size but also because it brings some of the
leading Islamic scholars to Qatar to give
lectures and perform prayers, especially Friday
prayers and Tarawih (non obligatory extra
evening prayers) during Ramadan. The
mosque features a mix of both traditional
Arabic and modern architecture, preserving
some of the traditional Islamic architectural
elements. Enormous and spacious, the
mosque includes separate praying and
ablution for males and females, three libraries,
Quran memorizing area, a minaret, large open
outdoor prayer spaces and parking. (16)
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