Russia Saint Petersburg Cathedral Mosque guided tour

Itinerary

The Saint Petersburg Cathedral Mosque is located in the historical center of Saint Petersburg. It was built in 1920 in the Nordic Art Nouveau style, that means using artificial and natural methods in the exterior decoration. Here, natural tiled stone is skillfully combined with patterned ceramics.

Facts about the Cathedral Mosque in Saint Petersburg

* The height of the spiers of the two minarets of the mosque is 48 meters;

* There can be up to 6,000 people praying here at the same time;

* It tooks 10 years to build Cathedral Mosque and it was built with voluntary donations from Muslims in Russia.

Inside the mosque there are two halls (men’s and women’s), decorated in white colors. The central hall is decorated with green marble columns and a beautiful chandelier in the center of the ceiling, painted with quotes from the Koran.

The mihrab is lined with majolica with sayings from the Koran and floral patterns.

Prayers are held as scheduled.

Excursions to the Cathedral Mosque of Saint Petersburg are conducted on Saturdays upon prior request no less than 1 week before the date. Duration of the Saint Petersburg Cathedral Mosque guided tour is 1 hour.