Tbilisi Shiite Mosque ( Georgian. თბილისის შიიტური მეჩეთი , Azeri. Tiflis şiə məscidi ) is the largest mosque in Tbilisi .
| Mosque | |
| Tbilisi mosque | |
|---|---|
| cargo. თბილისის შიიტური მეჩეთი , azerb. Tiflis şiə məscidi | |
 View of the mosque and the old Metekh bridge | |
| A country |  Georgia |
| City | Tbilisi , near Metekhi bridge |
| Current, school | Shiism |
| Construction initiator | Ismail I |
| Building | 1522 - 1524 years |
| condition | not preserved |
History
It was built by Shah Ismail I in 1522-1524. [one]
The mosque was depicted in many landscapes of Tiflis by such famous artists as Luigi Premazzi , Karl Wittke, Nikanor Chernetsov . [2]
It was the largest mosque in the Caucasus [1] . In 1951, it was demolished during the construction of the new Metekhi bridge .
Painting by Luigi Premazzi
19th century photograph
Postcard of the Russian Empire. Tatar (Azerbaijani) mosque and bridge on the Maidan. Tiflis. 1910 year
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 "საქართველოს ძველი ქალაქები: თბილისი", 2006 წ. მეორე გამოცემა. ISBN 99940-0-923-0
- ↑ Tiflis in faces and photographs
See also
Azerbaijanis in Georgia