Baitun Nur Mosque

The Baitun Nur 'House of Light) is an Ahmadiyya mosque in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The mosque was designed by Himayat Masood and Naseer Ahmad, with Calgary-based Manu Chugh acting as the local architects. The mosque complex is 4,500 m2 in size. A 30 m steel-capped minaret tower and large steel dome are its most prominent external features. Around the exterior of the building are written 99 Arabic words, each an attribute of Allah's character as stated in the Qur'an. In addition to serving as a place of worship, the mosque complex includes classrooms, office space, a children's area, a kitchen and a community centre. In the prayer hall of the mosque hangs a 400 kg chandelier.