Mosque and Cemetery
The oldest mosque in Poland is a late-18th-century wooden building hidden behind a patch of trees. It bears a striking similarity to small wooden Orthodox churches because carpenters of Orthodox faith built it for the Tatars. During Prince Charles' 2010 official visit to Poland, he visited this mosque. You are to remove your shoes before stepping into the carpeted prayer room. In itself, the chamber doesn't tell you much, so let mosque guide Dzemil Gembick fill you in. About 200m (656 ft.) behind the mosque is a mizar (Muslim cemetery) where the oldest tombstone dates from 1699.
The oldest mosque in Poland is a late-18th-century wooden building hidden behind a patch of trees. It bears a striking similarity to small wooden Orthodox churches because carpenters of Orthodox faith built it for the Tatars. During Prince Charles' 2010 official visit to Poland, he visited this mosque. You are to remove your shoes before stepping into the carpeted prayer room. In itself, the chamber doesn't tell you much, so let mosque guide Dzemil Gembick fill you in. About 200m (656 ft.) behind the mosque is a mizar (Muslim cemetery) where the oldest tombstone dates from 1699.
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