The Kul Sharif Mosque stands in the Kazan Kremlin in Tatarstan. The article names no architect, client or start date. It says the current building was completed in 2005 as a replacement, while the infobox calls it a restoration of the original structure, dated about 1552. The infobox lists Islamic and Russian architecture.
The original mosque was built in the Kremlin in the 16th century and named after the religious scholar Kul Sharif. He died with his students defending Kazan during the siege of 1552, and Ivan the Terrible's forces destroyed the mosque. It was reputedly one of the largest mosques in Russia, and in Europe outside Istanbul, when it was built.
The current mosque has one dome and four minarets and holds 6,000 people. The article gives no materials or dimensions. It is an active Sunni Islam mosque, and the article gives no visiting hours or access rules.
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