The central mosque of the city “Er-Rahim” was built since 2007 due to the constant embezzlement of the money allocated to it. The footage shows how the dome rises, flies down, and descends to the base of the building.
One of the four gilded domes placed on the minarets of the Rahim Mosque fell in Russian Ufa on March 13. This was reported by the local agency “Bashinform”.
The dome fell due to strong winds. The city government said in a statement to the RBC agency that the dome did not disappear, but fell and lay at the foot of the mosque.
“The causes are being investigated. No one was injured. No construction work was done there, as the building has been frozen for several years,” the authorities said.
The moment of the fall was captured in the video, showing how the structure broke off from the minaret and flew down to the foundation of the building. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the integrity of the mosque was not violated.
While there was no loss of life, the pier in an area of 70 square meters was damaged. meters, said the rescuers.
The cause of the collapse of the dome is being investigated. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Bashkortostan warned of high winds of up to 18 m/s in the region on the night of 13-14 March.
Ar-Rahim Mosque has been under construction since 2007.
According to Russian media, the mosque in Ufa is still being built, they began to build it in 2007, in honor of the 450th anniversary of Bashkiria’s entry into Russia. Construction was halted in 2009 on suspicion of embezzlement. Due to financial problems, the complex could not be opened for a long time.
Turkey’s Kazan Consul General, İsmet Erikan, announced that the construction of the mosque with an area of 14 thousand square meters was completed in 2020. meters in 2024. As conceived by the creators, it should become one of the largest religious complexes in Russia and the largest heated mosque in Europe.
Let us remind you that on January 30, there was a violent explosion at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. 17 people died in the attack.
And in October 2022, the dome of the Islamic Center city mosque in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, caught fire and collapsed. A spark from the burner may have entered the glass wool roofing material.
Source: Focus
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