Orenburg Caravanserai
Also known as: Караван-Сарай
historic site in Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast
Key facts
- Built
- 1837
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Overview
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The Orenburg Caravanserai is a historic and architectural complex in the Russian city of Orenburg, made up of a mosque and traditional Bashkir-style houses. It is regarded as a cultural monument of the Bashkir people and is a federal cultural heritage site in Russia. The ensemble was designed to evoke a traditional Bashkir village. Its dominant centre is an octagonal mosque, whose form echoes that of a Bashkir yurt. The project was designed by the architect Alexander Brullov. The caravanserai was conceived to house the office of the commander of the Bashkir-Mesheryak army, hotels for Bashkirs visiting Orenburg for work or official business, a workshop and a school.
History
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Construction of the caravanserai began in 1837 and continued until 1846, funded by voluntary donations. The complex was built to serve as the office of the Bashkir-Mesheryak army commander, as lodging for Bashkirs and Mesheryaks who came to Orenburg on business and service, and as a workshop and school.
From 1920 to 1924 the building housed the Orenburg Bashkir Pedagogical College.
From Wikipedia
The Orenburg Caravanserai (Bashkir: Каруанһарай) is a mosque, historical and architectural complex in Orenburg. It is a cultural monument of the Bashkir people. The caravanserai was built in 1837–1846 with donations as a place for the Office of the Bashkir-mesheryak army commander, hotels for Bashkirs who came to Orenburg for services and a workshop and school. The historical and architectural complex consists of Bashkir folk houses and mosques. The original design of architect Alexander Brullov was a pastiche of a traditional Bashkir village: the central dominant octagonal mosque reproduced the form of a Bashkir yurt.
The building housed the Orenburg Bashkir Pedagogical College from 1920 to 1924.
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Sources
© OpenStreetMap katkıcıları (ODbL): https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5898643339
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Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orenburg_Caravanserai
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravasar_de_Oremburgo
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Karavan-Saray
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9_(%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3)
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orenburg_Kervansaray%C4%B1