Contest #926 – Zharkent Mosque, Zharkent, Kazakhstan

Zharkent Mosque 2.jpg
By Yakov FedorovOwn work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

At the end of the 19th century, a leading guild member in Zharkent named Vali Akhun Yuldashev decided that the town needed a mosque. Not just any mosque, but a unique community financed structure that would speak to the religious ferver of the region. He contacted a master Chinese architect name Hon Pike, who designed this building and lead the team to build it.

Those who found this place, all before the hint:

  • Walter_V_R
  • Garfield
  • hhgygy
  • Eloy Cano
  • Lighthouse
  • Bas van Limpt
  • Phil Ower
  • Martin de Bock
  • Paul Voestermans