To the northwest of Villa Ada, Paolo Portoghesi’s vast postmodernist mosque sits amid the greenery of the posh Parioli district. One of Europe’s largest mosques (it extends for some 30,000 sq m), it was paid for by the Saudi royal family and inaugurated in 1995, 11 years after the first stone was laid. It’s open daily for Muslims to pray and on Wednesday and Saturday mornings for visitors. Note that visits are suspended in August, during Ramadan and on Italian and Islamic holidays.
