The interior of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque will be similar to Moroccans. The architecture will remain Russian

King Morocco Muhammad VI in response to the request of the head of the Council of the Mufties of Russia (SMR) Ravil Gainutdin decided to assist in the construction of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque.

Moroccan masters will take part in the decoration of its interiors. At the command of the king, in April, a delegation of architects and designers arrived in Russia who participated in the construction of the famous Khasan II mosque in the Moroccan city of Kasablanka, R. Gainutdin said in an interview with SMR website .

They got acquainted with the project, took with them the necessary documentation and prepared their version of the decoration of the large chamber of the mosque. Having received information about the readiness to discuss this project, Mufti recently made a visit to Morocco. Answering the question of whether he has no fears that the participation of Moroccan specialists in construction will lead to the fact that the features of the style that the mosques of Russia, R. Gainutdin, said that the project that was presented to him by the leading architect Morocco, “took into account the mentality of Russian Muslims” will disappear.

"The appearance of the Russian mosques is fundamentally different from Moroccan. This applies, first of all, minarets and roofs ... The Moroccans themselves say that the Moscow Cathedral Mosque should have its own face, recognizable. A mosquito, Egyptian or Turks who come to Moscow should not say that this mosque resembles Turkish or Moroccan, this is Moscow, this is the architectural style of Muslims of Russia," Curses "Interfax" the words of the mufti.

Ravil Gainutdin said that after the project of decoration of the interior decoration was agreed and the final option was developed, he intends to familiarize Muhammad VI with him.

The head of the Council Muftiev also expressed confidence that King Morocco will come to the opening of a mosque, which is expected to be held in 2009.