Sankt Petersburgs moské

This place was under a renovation while I was in St. Petersburg. Its so beautiful from the outside, I can't imagine what it is like on the inside. #mosque #patterns
This place was under a renovation while I was in St. Petersburg. Its so beautiful from the outside, I can't imagine what it is like on the inside. #mosque #patterns
May 2011 Entrance half dome of St. Petersburg mosque, Russia Main entrance of the St. Petersburg mosque which was built 1910-1921 by architect Nikolai Vasilyev resembling the the Gur-e Amir mosque in Samarkand, where the tomb of Tamerlane Sultan is located. Skylight azure blue ceramic tiles decorate the arch vault of the entrance half dome in perfect stalactites form (called muqarnas in islamic architecture). The mosque is located opposite the Peter and Paul Fortress in the city center. It can accomodate 8.000 worshippers and is one of the northernmost mosques in the world. The dome is a near-replica of Gur-e Amir and the rest is actually Northern Art Nouveau popular in St. Petersburg and Finland.
May 2011 Dome of the St. Petersburg mosque which was built 1910-1921 by architect Nikolai Vasilyev resembling the the Gur-e Amir mosque in Samarkand, where the tomb of Tamerlane Sultan is located. Skylight azure blue ceramic tiles decorate both the dome and minarets. It is located opposite the Peter and Paul Fortress in the city center. It can accomodate 8.000 worshippers and is one of the northernmost mosques in the world. The dome is a near-replica of Gur-e Amir and the rest is actually Northern Art Nouveau popular in St. Petersburg and Finland.

PopulÀra sevÀrdheter att besöka

Peter-PaulfÀstningen som inkluderar historisk arkitektur och ett torg

Peter-PaulfÀstningen

Denna fÀstning, grunden till S:t Petersburg, Àr full av intressanta och fÀngslande skildringar frÄn forna dagar.

Peter-PaulfÀstningen
Peter och Paul-katedralen

Peter och Paul-katedralen

Titta pÄ utstÀllningarna pÄ Peter och Paul-katedralen - ett historiskt museum i St. Petersburg. Besök absolut kyrkorna i omrÄdet, och varför inte prova pÄ lite guidade turer?

Peter och Paul-katedralen
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Kryssaren Aurora

Titta pÄ utstÀllningarna pÄ Kryssaren Aurora - ett anrikt museum du hittar i St. Petersburg. Njut av underhÄllningen och museerna i omrÄdet.

Kryssaren Aurora
Summer Garden presenterar en park och en damm

Summer Garden

ÅtervĂ€nd till Sankt Petersburgs forna storhetstid i denna populĂ€ra parkanlĂ€ggning som för alltid Ă€r kopplad till dess grundare, Peter den store.

Summer Garden

State Museum of the Political History of Russia

Se pÄ utstÀllningarna pÄ State Museum of the Political History of Russia - ett historiskt museum i St. Petersburg. Njut av underhÄllningen och museerna i omrÄdet.

State Museum of the Political History of Russia

Peter den stores stuga

St. Petersburg har en intressant historia som du kan lÀra dig mer om nÀr du besöker Peter den stores stuga. Njut av museerna i omrÄdet, och glöm inte att besöka kyrkorna heller.

Peter den stores stuga

Hotell nÀra Sankt Petersburgs moské

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