Et'hem Bey Mosque
Also known as: Et'hem Bey Mosque
mosque in Albania
Key facts
- Built
- 1789
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Overview
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The Et'hem Bey Mosque is an Ottoman building in the centre of Tirana, the capital of Albania, next to Skanderbeg Square, which was laid out later. According to the record it was built in 1789 and belongs to the Ottoman architectural tradition. It is named after Hacı Edhem Bey. The mosque is protected as a Cultural Monument of Albania and stands among the Ottoman-period buildings of Tirana's historic centre.
History
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The mosque dates from 1789, in the eighteenth century, during the Ottoman period. It was closed under the communist government. In 1991 it was reopened as a place of worship without permission from the authorities.
From Wikipedia
The Et'hem Bey Mosque, officially the Haji Et'hem Bey Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Haxhi Et'hem Beut, Turkish: Hacı Edhem Bey Camii), is a Sunni mosque located in Tirana, Albania. The mosque is well known for its frescoes outside and inside the portico which depict trees, waterfalls and bridges.
Closed alongside other houses of worship during the Communist rule of Enver Hoxha, the mosque reopened as a house of worship in 1991. Without permission from the authorities, 10,000 people attended and the police did not interfere. The mosque consists of an architectural complex together with the Clock Tower of Tirana. Tours of the mosque are given daily, though not during prayer service. Visitors must take their shoes off before entering the inner room.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A3%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et%E2%80%99hem-Bey-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et%27hem_Bey_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Et%27hem_Bey
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Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Et%27hem_Bey
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Et%27hem_Bey
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%AD%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BC_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edhem_Bey_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%AF%DA%BE%D9%85_%D8%A8%DB%92