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7.15. Mosques and prayer rooms

Mosques and prayer room shall fulfil the following requirements:

1. An accessible path shall connect the public space with the building and the
different rooms among them. An accessible entrance shall be provided.

2. A clear area shall be provided at the entrance to prevent shoes from blocking the
accessible path. This shall be complemented with a KEEP CLEAR mat if the clear
entrance is not guaranteed.

3. Seats shall be provided at entrances and at other locations where people are
required to remove their shoes.

4. Seating should also be provided within the prayer hall to accommodate people who
cannot bend to pray.

5. The route to the designated area crossing the prayer hall’s carpeting shall have low
pile carpeting.

7.16. Other temples and praying rooms

These buildings and rooms shall guarantee the same accessibility requirements that
shall be observed in all public use buildings regarding circulation, lighting and
wayfinding in this Code.

7.17. Accessible hotel rooms

Hotels shall comply with all elements in this Code. Hotel rooms shall fulfil the following
requirements:

1. At least 10% of hotel rooms shall be accessible as well as all common spaces in
the hotel premises.

2. An accessible toilet with grab bars, an accessible shower and vanity shall be
provided in compliance with this Code.

3. Half of the accessible hotel rooms shall provide roll-in showers while the other
half shall provide bathtubs following the requirements of the drawings below. In
both cases an alarm string shall be provided.

4. The accessible rooms shall be provided with acoustic and visual fire alarms.

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