Saint Petersburg Cathedral Mosque
History
During 1920-1921, a large Tabriz consecrated handmade carpet for the central hall was delivered from Bukhara to Petrograd - the last gift of the Emir of Bukhara; with an area of about 400 square meters, the carpet spread on the floor of the prayer space (the floor of the central hall did not have time to be finished with parquet) was an important element of the ritual decoration of the interior of the Cathedral Mosque.
Description
The walls of the Mosque from granite. In Finland, he leased the development of deposits of Kovantsar granite (for wall cladding) and light gray Tiurul gneisses (for cladding minarets and the drum of the dome).
References
https://www.quora.com/When-was-the-first-mosque-built-in-Moscow-or-St-Petersburg
https://spbarchives.ru/architecture_2.5
https://www.citywalls.ru/house5457.html?s=1dvre1kn229ilcinh1jgjvsbp7
Details
Location
Kronverkskiy Prospekt, 7, St Petersburg, Russia، 197046
Architect Name
Year of Build
1913
Area
400m2
Drawings
Map
History
During 1920-1921, a large Tabriz consecrated handmade carpet for the central hall was delivered from Bukhara to Petrograd - the last gift of the Emir of Bukhara; with an area of about 400 square meters, the carpet spread on the floor of the prayer space (the floor of the central hall did not have time to be finished with parquet) was an important element of the ritual decoration of the interior of the Cathedral Mosque.
Description
The walls of the Mosque from granite. In Finland, he leased the development of deposits of Kovantsar granite (for wall cladding) and light gray Tiurul gneisses (for cladding minarets and the drum of the dome).