BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. Heydar Aliyev
Foundation VP Leyla Aliyeva and Alena Aliyeva visited the Shah
Abbas Mosque in Ganja, Trend reports.
The mosque was built in 1606 by order of Safavid ruler Shah
Abbas I, based on the design of architect Sheikh Bahaddin Muhammad
Amili. Located in the center of Ganja, this architectural monument
combines the portal-dome traditions of medieval Azerbaijani
architecture with laconic and expressive artistic and structural
features.
At the end of the visit, Leyla Aliyeva and Alena Aliyeva were
presented with the Holy Quran as a gift.
It should be noted that the mosque was restored in 2008 on the
initiative of President Ilham Aliyev.
