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The mosque village Kazilino
Arsk region
 The mosque's design was approved by the Council of Kazan province in 1899. The anthor's name is not ascertained. The mosque is situated in the centre of the village. It has two praying rooms and the minaret above the entry.
The rectangular one-storeyed brick building has the entrance in its north part and the enfilade of praying rooms and the vestibule. In the vestibule there is a staircase leading to the garret and the minaret. The southern wall of the main room has a rectangular corbel of the mikhrab with cut off corners. The high arched windows with relief framing have figured cantilevers.
The three-tiered eight-faceted minaret towers above the entrance part of the vestibule. The magnificent stalactite cornice made of profiled brick decorates the building's facades. The interior is decorated with moulded ornaments and the rooms' windows have colored stained glass panels. The eclectic styling of the facades and interiors is combined with the national romantic trend with predominant oriental Moslem motifs.
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