Blue Mosque description and photo - Russia - Volga region: Kazan (Topic)

Blue Mosque description and photos - Russia - Volga region: Kazan. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Blue Mosque, or the Fourth Cathedral, is located in the Old Tatar settlement of Kazan. Its name is "Blue" - the mosque received thanks to the color of the walls.

The stone mosque was built in 1815-1819 on the site of a wooden mosque that stood here earlier. The wooden mosque was founded in 1778. At that time, she was the fourth in a row in the city. The mosque's community consisted of the poorest townspeople who lived in this part of the Tatar Sloboda. In 1815, the wooden mosque was dismantled and transported to a new location - to the village of Suiksu. In its place, the construction of a new brick mosque began. The funds for the construction were donated by the merchant Aitov-Zamanov. He spared no expense for construction, although he himself lived in another area, in the mahalla of the First Cathedral Mosque.

The building of the mosque was built in the old-classical style: a portico with four pilasters, a facade with three windows ended with a triangular pediment (now lost) with a semicircular window.

In 1864, the merchant Mustakimov expanded the mosque at the expense of his land plot. He also surrounded the mosque with a fence, designed by the architect Romanov. In 1907, the merchant Ishmuratov enlarged the mosque again: a two-storey annex was made to the southern facade, instead of a rectangular mihrab, a semicircular one was made and the storage room was expanded.

The minaret of the mosque was three-tiered, octahedral and located in the center of the roof. Its base rested on a thick wall dividing the halls. Inside the wall was a staircase to the minaret. The entrance to the mosque was from the north side. Warehouses and utility rooms were located in the premises of the first floor. The halls on the second floor were accessed by a staircase located on the right side of the lobby. The halls formed a suite.

In 1930, the mosque was closed. The minaret of the mosque was destroyed. The building was rebuilt into housing.

In 1993, the building was returned to the community of believers. Currently, the mosque is active. It is being restored - the previously lost minaret has already been restored. The building is an object of cultural heritage of the Russian Federation.

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