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Park51 (originally named Cordoba House) was a planned 13-story Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan. The majority of the center was set aside for the general public to promote interfaith dialogue. Plans for the center included a Muslim prayer space which, due to its location two blocks from the World Trade Center site,〔〔 has controversially been referred to as the "Ground Zero mosque", though numerous commentators disputed that characterization.〔Olbermann, Keith. (August 16, 2010). ("Olbermann: There is no 'Ground Zero Mosque'" ). MSNBC.〕〔Hossain, Anushay (August 19, 2010). ("The Ground Zero 'mosque' is not a mosque" ). ''The Huffington Post''.〕 , the owner proposes to build a three-story museum instead of the original 13-story center.〔 Park51 would have replaced an existing 1850s building of Italianate style that was damaged in the September 11 attacks. The design included a 500-seat auditorium, theater, a performing arts center, a fitness center, a swimming pool, a basketball court, a childcare area, a bookstore, a culinary school, an art studio, a food court, and a memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks. It included a prayer space for the Muslim community to accommodate 1,000–2,000 people.〔 Park51 was designed by the Principal of SOMA, Michel Abboud, who wrestled for months with a key problem to make the building fit naturally into its surrounds in lower Manhattan: on the one hand, it should have a contemporary design, and, at the same time, it should look Islamic. In late September 2011, a temporary Islamic center opened in renovated space at the Park51 location. In summer 2014, it was announced that there will instead be a 3-story museum with a prayer space, as well as condos, at 49-51 Park Place. In September 2015, it was reported that the owner of the site now plans to build a 667-foot, 70-story luxury condominium building at the site to take advantage of the booming residential real estate market in lower Manhattan.〔http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-25/45-park-place-pricing-ground-zero-mosque-condos-aim-above-market-rate〕 ==Background== Plans to build then-named Cordoba House were reported in ''The New York Times'' in December 2009, at a location that was already in use for Muslim worship.〔 Early response to the project was not pronounced, and one conservative commentator provided positive coverage. The plans were reviewed by the local community board in May 2010, at which time they attracted some national media attention.〔 Protests were sparked by a campaign launched by conservative bloggers Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, founders of the group Stop Islamization of America, who dubbed the project the "Ground Zero mosque",〔 and a national controversy ensued. Some opponents have also said that the building itself would serve as a "victory memorial" to Islam.〔 〕〔 〕 Supporters have said that arguments against the building are based on the false notion that Islam, rather than Islamic radicals, is responsible for the terrorist attack.〔 The ''New York Times'' reported that Muslim religious facilities previously existed at the World Trade Center itself before the attacks. Opponents have also argued that the project should not be built because polls have shown that most Americans, including most residents of New York State and New York City (though not most residents of Manhattan),〔 〕 oppose it. Most Americans do, however, believe the Park51 developers have a legal right to proceed with the project.〔〔 The project's organizers state that it is intended to be "a platform for multi-faith dialogue. It will strive to promote inter-community peace, tolerance and understanding locally in New York City, nationally in America, and globally,"〔 and have stated that it is modeled on the noted Manhattan Jewish Community Center, the 92nd Street Y.〔 The project's sponsors explained that the original name of the center was meant to invoke 8th–11th century Córdoba, in Spain, which they call a model of peaceful coexistence between Muslims, Christians, and Jews.〔 The proposal triggered an intense nationwide controversy, with opponents of the project objecting to its proximity to the site of the September 11 attacks,〔 its scale, sources of funding,〔 or expressing concern that the project's name was intended as a reference to the Islamic conquest of the Christian city of Córdoba.〔 Supporters have appealed to the First Amendment as well as the opportunity for Muslims to demonstrate peaceful Islamic values and for Americans to reassert their commitment to tolerance and diversity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Park51」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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