Apanaevskaya Mosque
History
Apanaevskaya Mosque (Second Cathedral, Baiskaya, Cave, Tat. Apanay məçete, Apanay məchete) is a mosque in Kazan, a monument of Tatar religious architecture. It is located in the Old Tatar Sloboda. It was built at the expense of the Tatar merchant Yakub Sultangaleev in 1768-71. after the leaders of the Muslim community of Kazan obtained permission from Empress Catherine II to build two stone mosques to replace those destroyed by the decree of Empress Anna Ioannovna and burned down (the second is modern al-Marjani).
Urban and Architectural
Baroque architectural style, and number of minarets 1
In the appearance of the building, elements of Russian "Moscow" baroque and Tatar decorative art are noticeable. The architect is unknown. Initially, the mosque was single-hall, with an octagonal minaret. In 1872, according to the project of the architect P. I. Romanov, a two-story extension was made to the mosque on the north side of the building, designed in the same style as the original building. In 1882, a brick fence was erected around the mosque and a one-story shop was built in it. In 1887 the store was expanded and a second floor was added.
Description
The open door is the entrance to a large bookstore of Islamic literature. Here you can see not only the Koran, but also translations of Arab scholars of the Middle Ages (for example, on medicine), books on the culture of Islam, etc.
References
https://ru-travel.livejournal.com/31841818.html
https://www.wikiwand.com/ru/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8
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Details
Location
Ulitsa Kayuma Nasyri, 29, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, russia، 420100
Year of Build
1771
Drawings
Map
History
Apanaevskaya Mosque (Second Cathedral, Baiskaya, Cave, Tat. Apanay məçete, Apanay məchete) is a mosque in Kazan, a monument of Tatar religious architecture. It is located in the Old Tatar Sloboda. It was built at the expense of the Tatar merchant Yakub Sultangaleev in 1768-71. after the leaders of the Muslim community of Kazan obtained permission from Empress Catherine II to build two stone mosques to replace those destroyed by the decree of Empress Anna Ioannovna and burned down (the second is modern al-Marjani).
Urban and Architectural
Baroque architectural style, and number of minarets 1
In the appearance of the building, elements of Russian "Moscow" baroque and Tatar decorative art are noticeable. The architect is unknown. Initially, the mosque was single-hall, with an octagonal minaret. In 1872, according to the project of the architect P. I. Romanov, a two-story extension was made to the mosque on the north side of the building, designed in the same style as the original building. In 1882, a brick fence was erected around the mosque and a one-story shop was built in it. In 1887 the store was expanded and a second floor was added.
Description
The open door is the entrance to a large bookstore of Islamic literature. Here you can see not only the Koran, but also translations of Arab scholars of the Middle Ages (for example, on medicine), books on the culture of Islam, etc.