Bazaar Mosque

Bazaar Mosque
Native name
Albanian: Xhamia e Pazarit
Location Krujë
Built 1533

The Bazaar Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Pazarit or Xhamia e Varoshit), also known as Murad Bey mosque (Xhamia Muratbeu), is a historic mosque in Krujë, Albania. It was built in 1533 and is a Cultural Monument of Albania today.[1] Built in Ottoman times, the mosque got closed during the Communist dictatorship and its typical minaret got torn down. The mosque was reopened in 1991.

References

  1. ↑ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

Coordinates: 41°30′35″N 19°47′40″E / 41.509666°N 19.794523°E / 41.509666; 19.794523

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