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Commonwealth Museum Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin

Celebrating Roxbury: Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center



Photographer Anthony Lanier’s images chronicle the building of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center.


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“The simplicity of brick and engineered stone of the Islamic Society of Boston Center was riveting to watch during the construction with bright copper sheeting applied to the central dome and the top of the minaret.”

– Anthony Lanier

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A wire frame structure of The ISBCC
- Anthony W. Lanier, Photographer
A dome, staged for placement
- Anthony W. Lanier, Photographer
A wire frame like dome with the building in progress, in the background
- Anthony W. Lanier, Photographer
A wire frame structure of The ISBCC
- Anthony W. Lanier, Photographer
A wire frame structure of The ISBCC
- Anthony W. Lanier, Photographer
A small group of people pray together in the yard
Congregants pray at the site, before the opening of the mosque.

- Anthony W. Lanier, Photographer
The finished appearance of the ISBCC
Ready for opening, 2009

- Anthony W. Lanier, Photographer
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The ISBCC
 Opened in 2009, adjacent to the campus of Roxbury Community College, the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center is the largest in New England. As a mosque and community center it serves over 1500 congregants at the weekly Friday services and also offers space for a variety of community programs. Representatives of sixty four nationalities attend the mosque.