Презентация на английском языке " The Mosque"

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Islam Islam is the second most popular riligion in the world with over a thousand million followers.Islam began in Arabia and was revealed to humanity by Muhammad(570-632). Those who follow Islam are called Muslims. They believe that there is only one God called Allah .

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Moslems' symbol The Mosque is the Muslems' holy building The Koran is the Moslems' holy book

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Sultanahmet Camii Selimiye Camii The Saint- Petersburg Mosque Mosques

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The Saint-Petersburg Mosque

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Location The Mosque is situated on Kronverk Prospect at the Petrogradskaya Side near the Troitsky Bridge.

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History The foundation stone of the Mosque was erected between 1910 and 1914. It was designed by the architects Nikolay Vasiliev,Stepan Krichinsky and Alexander Gogen.

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Domes The building of the Mosque is crowned with the huge ribbed dome. The architectural ensemble of the Mosque includes two minarets.

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The portals and the dome are d ecorated with festive tiles forming geometrical ornaments. The facades of the Mosque are embellished with the citations from the Koran. The walls of the Mosque are faced with grey granite. They were created under the supervision of the artist of ceramics Pyotr Vaulin.

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The interior of the Mosque The interior of the Mosque was created according to the traditions of Moslem architecture. The columns are faced with green artificial marble. The citations from the Koran are also engraved on the huge magnificent chandelier in the centere of the praying hall.

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Services The Mosque was opened in 1920. The services were being held in the Mosque for 20 years. Before the Great Patriotic War the Mosque was closed. Only in 1959 the building of the Mosque was returned to the believers. Now the services are held in the Mosque. The Mosque belongs to the Moslem Religious Community of St Petersburg again.