Beyler Mosque
A mosque and historical architectural monument located in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Key facts
- Built
- 1895
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Overview
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The Beyler Mosque is a historic building in the Old City (Icherisheher) of Baku, standing opposite the Murad Gate of the Shirvanshah Palace Complex. It served as a Shia mosque and is recorded as built in 1895, in the manner of the Shirvan-Absheron architectural school. The building is protected as a cultural heritage monument of Azerbaijan. After restoration it was given a new purpose, and since 2016 it has housed the Museum of Sacred Relics.
History
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The building is recorded as having been constructed in 1895. It was later restored and repurposed, and since 2016 it has served as the Museum of Sacred Relics.
From Wikipedia
The Beyler Mosque is a former Shia Islam mosque and historic architectural monument which is located in the Old City of Baku, opposite the “Murad” Gate of the Shirvanshah Palace Complex, in Azerbaijan.
According to the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan on historical and cultural monuments, the Beyler Mosque has been included to the list of historical and cultural monument of national importance.
Restored and repurposed, the former mosque has housed the Museum of Sacred Relics since 2016.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyler_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_Beyler
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A8%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%84%D8%B1
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BB%D1%8F%D1%80-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyler_Camii