Cemetery Memorial

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Location	Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation
Architect/Planner	Tajiev Architectural Studio
Client	Gilmanov Faiz Abdrahmanovich
Date	1997
Century	20th
Decade	1990s
Building Types	funerary, public monuments
Building Usage	cemetery, symbolic structure
Project ID	2370

Notes

A memorial built to the memory of Tatar officials and Muslim clerics killed by the Soviets in the 1918 revolution. The monument was built in red and white brick, with a brass-covered dome and granite floor, and is oriented towards Mecca. It was built by local volunteers and financed by donations. (Source: AKTC)