Soltan Mosque

Soltan Mosque

Soltan Mosque's minaret

Basic information
Location Kazan, Russia
Affiliation Islam
District  Tatarstan
Status Active
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Volga Tatar Medieval, National Romance
Completed 1868
Specifications
Minaret(s) 1

The Soltan Mosque (Cyrillic: Солтан мәчете; formerly Cihanşa bay Mosque, The Red Mosque, Ğosman Mosque, The Eighth Mosque, also spelled Sultan or Sultanovskaya via Russian Султановская мечеть) is a mosque in Kazan, Russia..

History

It was built in 1868 on the donation of merchant Cihanşa Ğosmanov. The mosque is built in traditions of the Tatar-Bolghar medieval architecture combined with national romance style. There is one hall with entresol. The three-storied minaret is placed over the entry. In 1931 the mosque was closed by the Soviet authorities. In 1990 the minaret was restored, in 1994 the mosque was returned to believers.

References

See also

Sultan Mosque in Singapore