Sultanahmet mosque (Istanbul, Turkey) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii) is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls […]
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Sultanahmet mosque (Istanbul, Turkey)
November 11, 2009Etham bey mosque (Tirana, Albania)
November 11, 2009Etham bey mosque (Tirana, Albania) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana The Et’hem Bey mosque is located in the center of the Albanian capital Tirana. Construction was started in 1789 by Molla Bey and it was finished in 1823 by his son Haxhi Et`hem Bey, great-grandson of Sulejman Pasha. During communist rule in Albania […]
Sultan Fatih mosque (Pristina, Kosovo)
November 11, 2009Sultan Fatih mosque (Pristina, Kosovo) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana main mosque of Kosovo Europe 92% muslim region Opposite the clock tower, the Fatih or Imperial Mosque was built in 1461 under Turkish Sultan Mehmed II Fatih (‘the conqueror’), as witnessed by the Arabic engraving above the main door. Inside, painted floral decorations and […]
Ali Pasha mosque (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
November 11, 2009Ali Pasha mosque (Sarajevo, Bosnia) main mosque of Bosnia-Herzegovina Europe 48% muslim nation (main religion) Cargado originalmente por sana banana nana Ali Pasha’s Mosque was constructed in Sarajevo during 1560-61 as a vakuf (legacy or perpetual endowment) of Hadim Ali-pasha, the former Ottoman governor of the Budapest administrative district (budimski begler-beg) and the Bosnian district […]
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