Heydar Mosque, Baku, Azerbaijan
One of the grand architectural projects of recent times is the Mosque of Heydar Aliyev with four minarets, built in the city of Baku in the Shirvan-Absheron architectural style. This mosque is the largest construction cult-religious architecture not only in Azerbaijan, but also in the entire South Caucasus.
The area of the mosque named after Heydar Aliyev is 12 000 sq. meters, the height of the four minarets of 95 meters. Large and small domes of the mosque have a height of 55 and 33 meters respectively.
The facade of the mosque facing made special stone style Shirvanshah architecture, interior decoration is made of marble and wood.
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