A wooden mosque in the village of Kaensar, Atninsky district, Republic of Tatarstan
June 21
A large wooden three-hall basilica mosque on a high brick and stone plinth. The mosque consists of several log cabins joined along the longitudinal axis and clad in yellow siding. The entrance is in the northern part of the building, where the seni are made in the form of a projection with a separate roof in the end extension. The windows, decorated with traditional wooden casings, are painted blue and white. The gable with a small window is covered with herringbone planks, painted in alternating white and blue paint. The bargeboards of the roof are decorated with a tin border with a through openwork ornament. The south side of the long side of the house has the main prayer hall with three windows, decorated, as all other windows, with wooden trims with blue and white painting. Two hexagonal minarets stand on a roof lined with galvanized iron. The facets of the minarets are lined with planks and painted green, and there are window openings on each side. The trims of the big minaret have a smart ornamental frame. Both minarets are covered with hipped roofs of galvanized iron.
Aydarov Ravil Sayarovich – is the author of the architectural watercolor
