Worthy of Russia – Putin on the updated Moscow mosque – RIA Novosti

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque after a complete renovation on Wednesday. Take a look at the video as the ceremony took place.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian Muslims on the opening after an extensive reconstruction of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque , and expressed confidence that the she will be the most important spiritual center and a source of the spread of humanistic ideas.

“I cordially congratulate you on the the opening of the renewed Moscow Cathedral Mosque. It is a great event for Russian Muslims. One of the oldest mosques in Moscow reconstructed at the historic site, “- said Head of State .

According to the president of the Russian Federation, the mosque has become the largest in Europe and has found” a new modern great view, decent capital unified multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, worthy of Russia, in which Islam under Russian law is one of the traditional Russian religions “.

The area of ​​the complex after the restoration has been increased 20 times. Now it is more than 19 thousand square meters, which will be collected at the same time pray 10 thousand believers. A six-story temple is equipped with seven lifts and everything necessary for the parishioners, as well as a equipment for people with disabilities. In several rooms with large flat screens that will broadcast what is happening in tsentralnomzale cathedral mosque. The height of the main dome is 46 meters in diameter – 27 meters.

Moscow Cathedral Mosque was built in 1904 at the expense of the entrepreneur and philanthropist from Tatarstan Salih Erzin in Tatar architectural traditions. In Soviet times, it is not closed, the only remaining deystvuyuscheymechetyu in Moscow. Since 1996, the territory of the temple in a separate building houses the Council of Muftis and the residence of its head. Large-scale reconstruction of the mosque was carried out in 2005. Historical a building demolished in September 2011 due to the partial collapse of the wall, now, as assured in the construction, completely restored in its original form.