Description of the attraction
The Burnaevskaya Mosque is located in the Old Tatar Sloboda of Kazan. It is one of the oldest in Kazan. This is a monument of cult architecture. The building of the mosque successfully survived two world wars and a long period of desolation during the Soviet era. Despite this, the mosque has retained its almost pristine appearance.
The Burnaevskaya Mosque was built in 1872. The author of the project was the architect P. I. Romanov. The Muslim community of Kazan was engaged in construction. The architectural style of the building is the national romantic eclecticism. The construction was financed by the merchant M. K. Burnaev. The mosque is a one-story brick building with a minaret. The entrance to the building is through the minaret. The authors of the minaret project were architects F. N. Malinovsky and L. K. Khroshchonovich. Mosque type - single-hall mosque - jami. (This means that it hosts collective Friday services for the entire community.) But the hall is very small and can accommodate no more than 10 people. The facades of the mosque are decorated with elements of Tatar medieval architecture and elements of Russian architecture.
The mosque was built by the merchant Salikh Mustafin on the site where since 1799 there was a wooden mosque, which was used by the shakirds of the Apanaev madrasah. In 1831 the merchant died and the mosque passed to the Muslims living nearby. They formed a new parish of the mosque. This was the third Muslim parish of the temple. This Muslim community built the new Burnaevskaya Mosque.
In 1930-1994. the mosque did not function. Today it is a functioning mosque. People call it "foreign" due to the fact that its parish mainly consists of foreigners.
