Bazaar Mosque

Bazaar Mosque
Xhamia e Pazarit
The mosque, with new minaret, in 2014
Bazaar Mosque is located in Albania
Bazaar Mosque
Location of the mosque in Albania
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Mosque
  • (1533–c. 1946)
  • (since 1991– )
StatusActive
Location
LocationKrujë, Durrës County
CountryAlbania
Interactive map of Bazaar Mosque
Coordinates41°30′35″N 19°47′40″E / 41.509666°N 19.794523°E / 41.509666; 19.794523
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
StyleOttoman
Completed
  • 1533 CE;
  • 1991 (restored)
Minaret1
Official name
The Mosque of Bazaar, Kruje
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The Bazaar Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Pazarit), also known as Murad Bey mosque (Xhamia Muratbeu) or Varosh Mosque (Xhamia e Varoshit), is a mosque, located in Krujë, in Durrës County, Albania. Completed in 1533 CE, the mosque is a Cultural Monument of Albania.

Overview

Old image of the mosque (around 1963) with its original stone minaret

The mosque is situated in the historic bazaar of Kruje (the Derexhiku Bazaar), known as Akce Hisar in Ottoman times. Built by Ottoman Albanian beys, the mosque was closed during the Communist dictatorship and its traditional-style stone minaret was torn down. The mosque was reopened in 1991 and a new minaret was subsequently erected.

During the renovation by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in the 2010s, the antique ornate and interior painting of the Bazaar mosque got lost due to whitening.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Culture. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ Uludağ, Erhan (April 21, 2014). "ARNAVUTLUK KRUJA MURAT BEY CAMİİ RESTORASYONU" (in Turkish). Erhan Uludağ Şahsi Blog. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.