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Description
Property Name: Memorial Mosque
Inventory No: 7-495-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-07-30
Country (State party): Russia
Province: Moscow
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 55° 43′ 31.64″ N
37° 29′ 49.28″ E
Historic Period: 20th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1997
Style: Contemporary
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Tajiev Architectural Studio
Significance
The mosque was built for the commemoration of Muslim warriors who fell during the Great Patriotic War. The mosque has a planning scheme based on an eight-pointed star and is made of brick. The interior has plaster carvings, marble cladding, and metal plates with Quranic verses engraved while stone decorations can be seen outside.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The terraces have seen some restorations.
References
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