Ismi-chan mosque
The Ismi Chan Mosque ( Crimean Tatar İsmi Han Cami , Ukrainian Ісмі-Ха́н Ismi-Chan ) is a Sunni mosque located at 4 Sevastopolskaya Street in the Ukrainian city of Bakhchysarai , which was built in the name of Ismi Chan, a niece of the ruler ( Chan ) of the Crimean Chanate . It is considered to be one of the oldest structures on the Crimean peninsula and stands out for its typical European architectural elements. After the deportation of the Crimean Tatars under Soviet rule in 1944 and their return in the 1990s, the Ismi Chan's mosque is now open to the faithful again.
The mosque was probably built between the 16th and 18th centuries. When decorating the exterior, baroque or classicist building techniques were used depending on the source . The mosque itself has a rectangular floor plan and a tiled roof. The lower windows as well as the entrance are decorated with indicated columns. The windows in the upper row (three on two walls each), on the other hand, are round and have a pattern of wooden rails inside in the form of a Star of David . The mosque does not have a minaret .
For a long time the Ismi Chan's mosque was used as a warehouse. By resolution No. 164 of the Executive Committee of the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Crimea of April 15, 1986, the building was granted the status of a Cultural Heritage of Local Importance. A restoration of the mosque planned for the turn of the millennium was not carried out.
Web links
- Евгений Арсюхин, Наталья Андрианова: Бахчисарай: дворцы не горят. In: archeologia.narod.ru. Retrieved November 13, 2014 .
- Маркированные туристические маршруты в Крыму. (pdf) In: mzv.cz. June 27, 2013, accessed November 21, 2014 .
Coordinates: 44 ° 45 ′ 3.7 ″ N , 33 ° 52 ′ 2.6 ″ E