King Fahd of Saudi Arabia gave the mosque as a gift. Construction took two years, and it was officially inaugurated on August 8, 1997. The cost was about 5 million pounds. The article names no architect, gives no dimensions and lists the style only as Islamic architecture.
It has one dome and one minaret, and its facade faces south toward the Strait of Gibraltar and Morocco. The infobox gives marble as the material, and the body says the walls use imported marble throughout. The main prayer hall is on the second floor, with nine solid brass chandeliers, one hung from the dome. The women's hall is on the lower level.
The first floor holds classrooms, a conference hall, a library, offices and the imam's house. Muslims in Gibraltar use the mosque daily, and it is open to the public and described as one of Gibraltar's most visited places.
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