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Stunning pictures show glorious architecture at Cambridge's newly opened mosque
Cambridge's new eco-friendly mosque opened for prayer this week
Costing around £23 million, the mosque includes features that will minimize carbon emissions - which the Cambridge Mosque Trust hoped to emphasize the role of faith in promoting "responsible management of the earth's resources".
As well as other eco-friendly strategies and being well insulated, the mosque is heated and cooled using locally generated energy.
Rainwater will be harvested and used to flush the toilets and irrigate the grounds.
Pictures of the mosque show its stunning wooden design.
The project aims to enhance the welfare of the city's estimated 6,000 Muslim population, including many visiting students - as well as the wider community.
The Cambridge Mosque trust said it would "not follow or expect adherence to any particular school of Islam and will welcome worshippers from every part of the Muslim family, of both genders."
Alamin Ahmed, co-founder of the Cambridge Muslim Hub, who attended prayer at the new mosque before it was officially opened, said previously: "People who came were very excited to be there. We've been waiting 10 or 11 years for this now.
"It's the first purpose-built mosque in Cambridge, and it will be a legacy for our children and our children's children.
"The new mosque is definitely needed in Cambridge; all the others in the city are overflowing and not designed for prayer. "But this is also a space for the whole community - there are gardens and a cafe, so it is for the public too and not just Muslims. It will bring people together.
