Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

The Gazi Husrev - Beg Mosque (also: Begova Mosque, Turkish Gazi Husrev Bey Camii ) of 1530/31 ( inscription ) in Sarajevo is the largest and one of the oldest mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

The study was commissioned by Gazi Husrev Beg (Turkish Husrev Beğ / Bey ), a nephew of Sultan Bayezid II in the time of action of the court architect acemos Esir Ali (also: Alaüddin, acemos Alisi ), the predecessor of the famous Mimar Sinan built. On construction were, as in many other large-scale projects of the time, even craftsmen from Ragusa ( Dubrovnik) involved.

The Gazi Husrev - Beg Mosque is a mosque dome in the early classical style with dome and semi- dome above the prayer hall. The main prayer hall has a square base with a side length of 13 meters; the peak height of the overlying dome is 26 meters. The mosque has a front ship with half-dome and two side aisles. The arches of the portico resting on four marble columns with capitals provided. The minaret is 47 meters high. In the courtyard of the mosque there is a fountain ( šedrvan, Turkish Şadırvan ) and the mausoleums ( Turben ) of Gazi Gazi Murat Huzrev Beg and Beg

Medresa ( religious school )

In 1537, an Islamic university was built opposite the mosque. She also has a courtyard with a fountain and an arcade hall, which is covered by ten domes. The interiors are among 14 other domes. Popularly called the Medresa due to the roof covered with lead Kuršumlija (from Turkish: Kurşun for " lead "). Today, as the device is too small, this building no longer serves its purpose. On his right, a new Medresa and the Islamic Theological Faculty was built several years ago.

Şadırvan

In the middle of the mosque courtyard rises a graceful Şadırvan ( fountain for ritual ablutions ), whose canopy stands on eight smooth connected by arc columns. Husref Beg has the water through wooden pipes away from the 6 km away from Sarajevo source for fountains and distributed in the former Sarajevo. In large winter cold ablution is performed in a special room.

Muvekithana

In the north- western corner of the mosque courtyard is a small room, the so-called Muvekithana that has instruments for measuring the sun's position. The sunset falls namely day at 12 clock after "a la turca " and then at the time determined for the start of the five daily prayers.

Sahat Kula

Outside the Moscheehofs, in the immediate vicinity of the mosque stands the clock tower " Sahat Kula ," the old public clock. It is not known when the Sahat Kula was built, but it is mentioned for the first time to the 17th century. The watches are fitted on all four sides and show the time starting with the sunset.

Gallery

The entrance area

Fountain in the courtyard

Sahat kula ( clock tower )