Mosque

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MOSQUE, Central Mosque, located at 7 Kronverksky Avenue. An architectural monument, constructed in 1910-13 on a lot near Troitskaya Square bought in 1907 by the Emir of Bukhara. Designed by architects N. V. Vasilyev, S. S. Krichinsky and A. I. von Gogen, the project combined traditions of Muslim architecture (the main prototype was the Gur Emir Mausoleum in Samarkand) and elements of the Northern Modern. The building with the pale blue cupola and minarets was constructed from reinforced concrete; the decor was made with the assistance of craftsmen from Central Asia (finished in 1920). The majolica decor was created under the guidance of ceramist P. K. Vaulin. In 1940-56, the Mosque was closed down, today it belongs to the Sunni community.

References: Аминов Д. А. Санкт-Петербургская соборная кафедральная мечеть: Ист. очерк. СПб., 1992; Витязева В. А. Соборная мечеть - памятник петербургского модерна // История Петербурга. 2002. №1. С. 48-57.

S. V. Boglachev. Gogen Alexander Ivanovich von
Krichinsky Stepan Samoilovich
Vasilyev Nikolay Vasilievich
Vaulin Peter Kuzmich
Kronverksky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 7
Troitskaya Square/Saint Petersburg, city
Витязева В. А. Соборная мечеть - памятник петербургского модерна // История Петербурга., 2002
Аминов Д. А. Санкт-Петербургская соборная кафедральная мечеть: Ист. очерк. СПб., 1992 Art Nouveau
1910