The Great Mosque — Attraction in Pristina

The Imperial Mosque, also known as King's Mosque[a], is an Ottoman mosque located in Pristina, Kosovo. It was built in 1461 by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. The inscription written in Arabic alphabet in six rows which is situated in the entry portal as the exact date of construction provides the year 1461, according to the Gregorian calendar, i.e. Hijra 865 year according to the Islamic calendar. Based on the monument, structure, construction way and decorative elements it ranks among the most important buildings of Islamic architecture in Eastern Europe. The mosque was built as a dominating building on the landscape of Prishtina. During the Austro-Turkish wars, at the end of the 17th century, it was temporarily turned into a Catholic church. One of the most prominent Albanian writers, Pjetër Bogdani, also an active leader of the pro-Austrian rebels, was buried here. After the Ottomans regained control, in 1690, the bones of Pjetër Bogdani were exhumed and thrown into the street by the Ottoman soldiers.[1] It underwent restoration between 1682-83 during the reign of Sultan Mehmed IV, and centuries later following the 1955 earthquake. The monument was declared to be under state protection by the Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments in 1953 as it was in poor condition. Partial conservation efforts were conducted between 1955 and 1990. In 2004, further restoration studies and plans were prepared by a specialized team from Turkey which were approved by the cultural heritage authorities of Kosovo and...

The Sultan Mehmed Mosque in Pristina, also known as the Imperial Mosque or King’s Mosque, was built in 1461 by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror (Mehmed II). It is the largest and most prominent mosque in Pristina, Kosovo, and is considered a masterpiece of Ottoman Islamic architecture in Eastern Europe. The mosque features a large dome with a diameter of about 14 meters, a tall and slim minaret, a representative porch, and richly decorated interiors including geometric and plant motif ornaments. The construction was made mainly from carved yellow sandstone and lime mortar. An inscription in Arabic at the mosque’s entrance dates its completion to 1461. Historically, the mosque was temporarily converted into a Catholic church during the Austro-Turkish wars at the end of the 17th century. It has undergone several restorations, notably in 1682-83 during the reign of Sultan Mehmed IV, after a 1955 earthquake, and again in the early 2000s with Turkish assistance. The mosque remains an important religious, cultural, and architectural landmark in Pristina and serves the Muslim community to this day. In brief, the Sultan Mehmed Mosque is a 15th-century Ottoman mosque in Pristina built by Mehmed the Conqueror, renowned for its historical significance and...

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Camii, Kosova'nın en büyük camilerinden biri ve gerçekten etkileyici bir yapıya sahip! Bu muhteşem cami, hem tarihi hem de dini açıdan büyük bir öneme sahip ve ziyaretçilere huzurlu ve manevi bir deneyim sunuyor.

Xhamia e Madhe'nin mimari detayları ve zarafeti, ziyaretçileri adeta büyülüyor. Yüksek minaresi, muhteşem kubbesi ve güzel süslemeleriyle cami, Osmanlı dönemine ait mimari tarzıyla göz kamaştırıyor.

Caminin iç mekanı, sade ve zarif tasarımıyla dikkat çekiyor. Büyüklüğü ve sessiz atmosferi, ziyaretçilere içsel bir huzur ve sakinlik hissi veriyor. Burada dua etmek veya meditasyon yapmak, zihninizi ve ruhunuzu dinlendirmenize yardımcı oluyor.

Xhamia e Madhe'nin çevresi de oldukça etkileyici. Cami, Priştine'nin tarihi ve kültürel dokusuna katkıda bulunan önemli bir yapıdır ve çevresindeki diğer tarihi mekanlarla birlikte ziyaretçilere zengin bir kültürel deneyim sunuyor.

Bu muhteşem cami, sadece dini açıdan değil, aynı zamanda tarihi ve mimari açıdan da büyük bir değere sahiptir. Ziyaretçiler için, tarihî bir yolculuğa çıkmak ve Osmanlı dönemine ait bir eserin güzelliklerini keşfetmek için harika bir fırsat sunuyor.

Xhamia e Madhe, Kosova'nın manevi ve tarihi zenginliğini yaşamak isteyen herkese şiddetle tavsiye ederim. Bu camiyi ziyaret ederek, tarihi bir yapıyı keşfedecek, manevi bir atmosferde huzur bulacak ve Kosova'nın kültürel mirasına tanıklık edeceksiniz. Xhamia e Madhe, dini ve kültürel keşiflerin birleştiği...