Long description

This is an aerial photo of the ‘new’ East London Mosque. It is situated on a main road. It is a large brick building and complex. On the side facing the main road there are many arched windows and the main entrance has a tall, arched doorway. This is flanked by two turrets. On the right hand side of the picture (and the building), the prominent minaret (almost 30m high) is visible. The mosque is capped with a large golden dome above the prayer hall. Its alignment with the rest of the building is skewed as it is oriented towards Mecca. To the right of the mosque is the large (six-storeyed) London Muslim Centre complex. There is an additional nine-storeyed building behind the main mosque building which is the Maryam Centre.