Lala Tulpan

Lala Tulpan ("Tulip in Bloom") in Ufa is one of Russia's largest mosques with 53-metre-tall[1] twin minarets. The building can hold up to 1000 worshippers.[2] It was built between 1990 and 1998 to a modernist design by Wakil Davlyatshin. In 2001 Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Talgat Tadzhuddin and other Muslim clerics at the mosque.

Lala Tulpan
Лала Тюльпан мечеть
The minarets are designed to resemble the blooming tulips
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationUfa,  Bashkortostan, Russia
Geographic coordinates54°49′11″N 56°03′21″E
Architecture
Architect(s)Wakil Davlyatshin
TypeMosque
StyleModernist
Date established1998
Specifications
Capacity1,000
Minaret(s)2
Minaret height53 m (174 ft)

See also

References

  1. "Мечеть "Ляля - Тюльпан"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  2. "Мечеть Ляля-Тюльпан в Уфе". Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
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