Temple of all religions
The Temple of All Religions ( Russian Храм всех религий ) is a complex of buildings in Staroye Arakchino, a microrajon in Kazan , the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan . The structure contains elements of religious architecture of several types, including an Orthodox church, a mosque and a synagogue .
The construction of the temple was started in 1992 by the local sculptor, painter, poet and faith healer Eldar Chanow and is currently still ongoing. The building serves as a cultural center as well as a residence for Chanow and his employees. Regarding the idea of such a building, the artist, who is himself a Muslim , said in an interview: “ I heard a voice that said to me, 'Eldar, you have to get up at six o'clock tomorrow morning, take a shovel and start working on it To lay the foundation stone for a temple of all religions'! "
Chanow wants to give the building a total of 16 domes or towers, as a symbol for 16 world religions . However, Chanow always emphasized that this should not be a religious temple, but a "temple of culture and truth"; religious ceremonies should not take place there.
On the morning of April 10, 2017, a fire broke out in the temple, in which the administrator of the temple also died.
gallery
Tower decorated with a cross , star of David , crescent moon and yin-yang , to the right a minaret
A synagogue dome (white-blue) between several mosque domes, partly decorated with Arabic calligraphy
Church bell
Web links
- ldar Khanov's All Religions Temple in Kazan Pictures on Res Obscura
Individual evidence
- ^ The Hundertwasser of Tatarstan Zeit Online , April 6, 2012
- ↑ Ракурсы. Творчество Ильдара Ханова (Perspectives. Creations by Ildar Chanow) ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Kazan24.ru (Russian)
- ↑ При пожаре в казанском Храме всех религий погиб человек . In: РИА Новости . ( ria.ru [accessed April 12, 2017]).
Coordinates: 55 ° 48 ′ 2 ″ N , 48 ° 58 ′ 30 ″ E