Ahmed Bey Mosque
The Ahmed Bey Mosque ( Bulgarian Ахмед бей джамия Ahmed bej dschamija , Turkish Ahmed Bey Camii ) is a former mosque in Bulgaria . It is located in the town of Kyustendil in the southwest of the country and is a national monument of historical value. Today it is used as the exhibition hall of the Kyustendil museums.
location
The mosque is located on Christo Smirnensky Street in the center of Kyustendil. Next to the mosque, the remains of a Roman thermal baths were uncovered. In the immediate vicinity is the Tschifte Banja , an Ottoman hammam that was built by Sulejman Pasha in 1489 .
Building history
The mosque was built in the middle of the 15th century. The inscription above the entrance points to the years 1734/35. Another two inscriptions on the northeast facade name the years 1575 and 1577. However, it is assumed that these dates stand for later renovations. It is also believed that the mosque was built on the remains of the medieval church Sweta Nedelja .
Today the mosque consists of a central building with a dome . A portico (colonnade) with a sloping roof was built on the front facade , which is spanned by three smaller domes. The facades were decorated with pointed arches over the windows. The walls of the mosque were made of small blocks with mortar and covered with bricks. The material for the construction comes from earlier eras. For example, when the mosque was built, decorative elements typical of the architecture of the Tarnowo school , the Second Bulgarian Empire, were reused. The minaret was preserved until 1904, but was badly damaged after an earthquake and later removed.
In 1968 the mosque was declared a national monument of historical value.
literature
- Jordan Ivanov : Северна Македония. Sofia, 1906, pp. 169-170.
- Енциклопедичен речник КЮСТЕНДИЛ А-Я. Publishing house BAN, Sofia, 1988, p. 177.
- Katerina Wenedikowa: Надписи от град Кюстендил. In: Известия на Историческия музей Кюстендил , Volume 14, Kjustendil, 2007, pp. 83-99.
- Заедно по свещените места на планината Осогово. Пътеводител. Sofia, Verlag RIM-Kjustendil, 2008, p. 70.
- Dimana Trankova, Anthony Georgieff, Hristo Matanov: A guide to Ottoman Bulgaria. Vagabond Media, Sofia, 2011, ISBN 978-954-92306-5-9 , pp. 152-155.
Web links
- List of monuments in the Kyustendil municipality (bulg.) ( Memento of March 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 42 ° 16 ′ 53 " N , 22 ° 41 ′ 35.8" E