EinleitungMit dem Projekt "Große Moschee von Algerien" initiierte der Algerische Staat den Bau eines neuen nationalen Wahrzeichens. In 500 m Entfernung von der Bucht von Algier wird hierdurch gleichzeitig der Stadtteil Mohamadia entwickelt. Die Moschee selbst (Bild 1) wird die weltweit drittgrößte: Bei einer verfügbaren Bruttogeschossflä-che von ca. 400 000 m 2 werden täglich bis zu 120 000 Besucher erwartet. The Great Mosque of Algeria -a monument in a strong-motion area The world's third largest mosque, whose minaret will be the highest in the world, is currently under construction in Algiers.A new urban focus will be created by the complex. Due to the monumental importance of the building, the durability requirements were extremely high. As Algiers is located in a strongmotion earthquake area, the structural design of the buildings followed latest concept and construction methods. The prayer hall will be totally decoupled from the seismic ground by isolators and dampers. The minaret will be a high rise building with a composite structure of RC cores with integrated steel members that are coupled by steel bracings in the façade. Its design was made by means of special pushover-analyses. The construction started in 2012 and is scheduled to be finished in 2016. The paper presents the outstanding project and its main structural design aspects.