The mosque in Grozny is called the "Heart of Chechnya." It is a monument to the first president of Chechnya, who died Akhmat-Haji Kadyrov, and an integral part of the Islamic complex, the construction of which began on April 25, 2006 and ended on October 16, 2008.
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The beauty of the Grozny mosque is twice the size and capacity of the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, the prototype of which is. It is also called the prototype of the famous Blue Mosque in the same capital of Turkey. The “Heart of Chechnya” is inferior to both only in age. She took her rightful place among the most beautiful and majestic mosques of the Old World and the world. In addition, the mosque in Grozny is the largest in Europe. But the most important of its dignity is not in its extraordinary beauty and size, but in the fact that it really is the heart of a reborn Chechnya, the heart of a beautiful city, completely destroyed and reborn again. It is located in the very center of Grozny, spread out on both banks of the Sunzha River, a tributary of the Terek.
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The Heart of Chechnya mosque is located on the left bank in the middle of a huge park. As already noted, it, together with the Kunt-Haji Russian Islamic University (Chechen saint, Sunni Sheikh) and the Spiritual Administration of the Chechen Muslims, constitute a magnificent Islamic complex. A recognition of its undeniable merits can serve as the fact that in the vast and mostly Orthodox country of our country in a competition held in 2013 under the name "Russia 10", the mosque "Heart of Chechnya" was the winner every day throughout the first round. Only on the last day of voting did the mosque in Grozny cede to the Kolomna Kremlin. In total, 36.8 million people voted for her. She is really unusually beautiful. Any citizen of Russia cannot but be proud of the fact that such a miracle grows in front of his eyes on the territory of a city wiped off the face of the earth, and that its authors and creators are our contemporaries. Of course, it is very reminiscent of the Hagia Sophia Cathedral - the Wisdom of God, but the mosque "Heart of Chechnya" is lighter, more elegant, more joyful. Both of these buildings are made in the Ottoman style, which includes a dome over the prayer hall in religious buildings, and minarets - 4 or 6, like the Blue Mosque. Perhaps a special charm to the Chechen structure is given by minarets 63 meters high each, the highest in Russia.
The one and only chandelier
One of the most important features of the mosque is its 36 chandeliers, in which the connection of times and tribute to the famous and great Islamic religious buildings, the shrines of the Muslim religion are clearly visible. So, the Dome of the Rock mosque, or Kubbatu as Sahra, which is located in Jerusalem, imitate 27 chandeliers. Two more shrines of Islam resemble the remaining chandeliers - 8 outlines repeat the mosque in Medina of Rovzatu-Nevbevi. The most huge chandelier is dedicated to the shrine of the Ka'ba in the Reserve Mosque in Mecca. On the eight-meter crystal, snow-white beauty, there is a cube of dark color, because a black stone is mounted in one of the corners of the cubic Kaaba. Tons of bronze and 2.5 kilograms of gold of the highest standard went to create this unique collection of chandeliers (this can be found in each guidebook). Created a masterpiece of a million details. The mosque in Grozny is unique in all respects - during its construction the most advanced methods and the latest achievements in this industry were used. Modern dyes guarantee the preservation of the color gamut for 50 years. Painted by her best Turkish masters. It can be added that permission to build a mosque in Grozny was obtained in Soviet times - in 1980. In 1997, Akhmat Kadyrov - he was then still a mufti of Chechnya - the contract was renegotiated. In 1999, the construction started stopped. In 2008, his son brilliantly completed the work begun by his father.
Beautiful day and night
Everywhere and always a diameter of -16 meters is indicated, and the height of the dome above the prayer hall is 32 meters. The mihrab, or the prayer niche in the wall, is also shocking in size . Made of white marble, it reaches 8 meters in height, its width is 4.6 meters. The most beautiful mosque in Grozny (photos in large quantities are widely available) is well advertised and known to every resident of Russia, and the whole world.
She is beautiful at any time of the day, but is especially fabulously good at night. Its backlight is unique. And the whole complex is unusually good. A series of fountains leading to the entrance, illuminated by different colors, creates the atmosphere of a beautiful fairy tale from "1001 Nights."
Unique landscaping
It should be noted that around the mosque there is a lot of light and water, reflecting and, thus, multiplying the extraordinary beauty. The central fountain is star-shaped. The system of numerous canals not only decorates the park and makes the landscape design unique, but also provides regular mechanical watering of trees. The modern, rebuilt, revived in a new beautiful view city of Grozny, the mosque "Heart of Chechnya", the entire Islamic complex, the museum of the first president Akhmat Kadyrov - all this splendor is a symbol of the new Chechnya.