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.[1]
Overview
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.[2]
See also
References
- ^ “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.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Bazaar Mosque Kruja at Wikimedia Commons
| Current | |
|---|---|
| Inactive | |
| Sufi tekkes | |
