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In the historic city center , near the cathedral and the house of Peter I towering cathedral cathedral mosque , the dome of which was very similar to the dome of the mausoleum of Gur -Emir in Samarkand (15th century) - one of the outstanding monuments east .
Despite the fact that the Muslim religious community has always been one of the largest multi-confessional in St. Petersburg, a mosque in the capital of the Russian Empire for a long time was not.In the early 1880s, the Tatars turned to city officials for permission to build a mosque , and only in 1906 authorized the Department of the Interior to establish a special committee to raise funds for construction.Money to build mosques generally were collected through donations from Muslims living in Russia, with the largest amount donated Emir of Bukhara .The site was chosen on the Petrograd side , close to Trinity Bridge , and although many opposed the construction of a Muslim temple in the heart of St. Petersburg in 1907 , Nicholas II authorized the sale of land. The authors of the project were selected architects AN Vasiliev , SS and AI Krichinsky Gauguin.The official ceremony of a bookmark , timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the reign of the Emir of Bukhara , and his visit to St. Petersburg on 10 February 1910.
The first service was held at a mosque in 1913 and was timed to coincide with the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. However, the official opening of the mosque does not mean that construction work had been completed.Interiors of the building , which lasted for 7 years , was completed only in 1920 .
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Mosque .
The architecture of the mosque easily read by well-known motifs of the Central Asian Muslim architecture .If the dome of the mosque was very similar to the famous dome of the mausoleum of Gur -Emir in Samarkand , the shape and geometric patterns entrance portal were taken at the mausoleum of Shah-i- Zinda. The walls of the mosque are covered with a dark gray granite rough texture that gives the building a monumentality and in common with the northern Petersburg architecture.Portal , a high dome and a thin slender minarets are covered pottery sky-blue , which was made by Russian craftsmen under the guidance of renowned artist and ceramist, AK Vaulina . The facades of the building are inscribed the sayings of the Koran made quirky Arabic script.
In eastern ornate interior decoration .Domed ceilings are based on the arches . In the center of the hall hangs a huge chandelier , which can be found chiseled sayings from the Koran. Twin pillars lined with green artificial marble.In accordance with the requirements of Islam in the decoration of the church not find images of living beings , but the walls of the mosque covers a rich decorative painting .
next to the mosque was built 2-storey office building , on the second floor of which is office and living quarters of priests.
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It is interesting that the St. Petersburg Mosque - one of the largest in Europe and can accommodate up to 5,000 faithful. It's pretty important to Petersburg, where in recent decades the Muslim community has grown significantly .On Fridays, a small quiet street in front of a mosque filled believers going to pray and sellers of various goods and beggars asking for alms.
Information taken from the link http://www. spbin. ru / encyclopedia / temples / mosque. htm.
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