Gazi Husrev-Bey’s Mosque in Sarajevo is one of the most significant monuments of the sacred Islamic architecture in the Balkans for its size and attractiveness.
Built in 1530, the mosque is an endowment of Gazi Husrev-Bey, the ruler of the Bosnian Sandžak. It was projected by Ajem Esir ALi from Tibris, one of Istanbul’s greatest architects, and was constructed by the craftsmen of Dubrovnik.
In the shadow of the mosque and centuries-old lindens are two tombs, in which Gazi Husrev-Bey and his prisoner and later friend the Dalmatinian Murad-Bey Tardić were buried in 1541. Not far from the mosque is a clock tower and a madrasah.
back in the 16th century, when it was built, the Bey’s Mosque represented a building of exceptional importance for the urban development of Sarajevo and it is one of the most significant buildings from the rich endowment of Gazi Husrev-Bey. It was the first mosque in the world to receive electrical lighting in the year 1898.
(Source: nap.ba)
