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The founding stone was laid in 1910 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the reign of Abdul Ahat Khan in Bukhara . By that time, the Muslim community of the Russian capital exceeded 8,000 people. The projected structure was capable of accommodating most of them. The architect Alexander Von Hohen patterned the mosque after Gur-e Amir , the tomb of Tamerlane in Samarkand . Its construction was completed by 1921 . Gender is separated during a worship service; females worship on the first floor, while the males worship in the basement. The shrine was closed to worshipers from 1940 to 1956 . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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