Islam is the second biggest religion in Russia. About 20% Russian people are Muslims. Besides, there are about 5,000 registered Muslim organizations in Russia. With such number of Muslims, Russia is a home for around 8,000 mosques and 9 of which are considered as the most beautiful. Here are 9 most beautiful mosque in Russia.
1. Maykop Cathedral Mosque
Moreover, the mosque is open for tourist. People can also hold wedding ceremony in the mosque.
2. Nizhnekamsk Cathedral Mosque
The building has four minarets and three of them are 66 meters high. Meanwhile, the other minaret is 5 meters higher. It is located at the central entrance. For your information, the mosques does not have dome like other mosques.
The interior of the mosque includes 1000 m² of carpets. In addition, marble covers the walls and steps of the main staircase. Three prayer halls can accommodate more than 1,000 worshipers. Furthermore, the mosque is part of a complex. The complex consists of an Islamic-based school, a library and a hotel.
3. Bulgar Mosque in Kazan
Architects Valeriy Voginov and Yevgeni Prokofiev built it in the beginning of 1990’s. Minaret of the mosques is 35 meters high. Moreover, it is the house of the largest Koran in the world. The Koran weights 800 kilograms and requires 16 people to lift it.
4. Moscow Cathedral Mosque
Muslims in Russia built it in 1904 based on design by architect Nikolay Zhukov. The mosque had since received several reconstructions. However, the major reconstruction began in 2011 as it was considered old. The new building can accommodate up to 10,000 people. It consists of multiple halls, a library, a museum and an exhibition space.
5. Heart of Chechnya in Grozny
It has classical Ottoman style. Its dome has 16 meters in diameter and is 32 meters high. Meanwhile, its four minarets are 62 meters high. Marble and travertine cover the exterior and interior walls of the mosque. Meanwhile, white marble decorates the interior.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin opened the mosque for public in 2008.
6. Lala Tulpan Mosque
7. Kul Sharif Mosque
The reconstruction of the mosque began in 1996 and ended in 2005. The work finished just in time for the 1000th anniversary of Kazan. The mosque is not a single building. It consists of a mosque, a memorial stone and an administrative building. The complex is almost 19 thousand square meters wide.
8. Blue Mosque
The mosque bulit in 1909 until 1920 by Architect Nikolai Vasilyev with engineer S. Krichinsky and the architect A. von Gauguin. It took seven years to work on the interior.
9. Juma Mosque
As an ancient mosque it does only have one color and that is brown. It has 68 meters and 28 meters length from South to North.
However, this mosque that still stands until today has bad history. During anti-religious campaign in 1930’s, religious objects were shut down. Unlike other religious objects, Juma Mosque was used as prison from 1938 until in 1943.
Those are 9 most beautiful mosque in Russia. You may also want to check History of Muslim culture.
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