Orenburg Caravanserai
| Orenburg Caravanserai | |
|---|---|
| Location | 6 Park Avenue, Orenburg Orenburg Oblast,460000 |
| Built | 1837-1844 |
| Architect | Alexander Brullov |
| Architectural style(s) | Islamic architecture |
| Governing body | The Orenburg Oblast Government |
The Orenburg Caravanserai (Bashkir: Каруанһарай) is a mosque, historical and architectural complex in Orenburg. It is a cultural monument of the Bashkir people. The caravanserai was built in 1837–1846 with donations as a place for the Office of the Bashkir-mesheryak army commander, hotels for Bashkirs who came to Orenburg for services and a workshop and school. The historical and architectural complex consists of Bashkir folk houses and mosques. The original design of architect Alexander Brullov was a pastiche of a traditional Bashkir village: the central dominant octagonal mosque reproduced the form of a Bashkir yurt.
The building housed the Orenburg Bashkir Pedagogical College from 1920 to 1924.