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| The planned mosque would be the third-largest in the world outside Mecca and Medina. |
SPAIN---Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the ruling Emir of Qatar, has reportedly offered to invest $2.99 billion over 5 years to convert Barcelona's Monumental bullring into a 40,000-capacity mosque which would be the biggest in Europe. The planned mosque would be the third-largest in the world outside Mecca and Medina, featuring a 300m minaret and would include a conference hall, a 300-capacity Quran study center and a museum of Islamic art and history. [
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