Fethija mosque
The Fethija Mosque ( Bosnian Džamija Fethija ) or Mosque of Conquest is a mosque in the city of Bihać in Bosnia and Herzegovina , which arose from the former Catholic Church of St. Anthony of Padua ( Croatian crkva svetog Antuna Padovanskog ). It is one of the oldest surviving places of worship in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the few examples of mosques in Europe that have emerged from Gothic churches.
The stone building was built in the 13th and 14th centuries as a Catholic church in the Gothic style and was dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua ; next to her was a Dominican monastery , which was mentioned in 1266 in a document from Croatian noblemen. The structure had an octagonal bell tower, a high roof and finely decorated rooms. After the Ottoman Turks forcibly invaded Bihać in 1592, the conversion of all churches into mosques was ordered. The Ottoman army commander of Bihać, Hassan Pascha Predojewitsch, turned St. Anthony's Church into the city's main mosque with the name "Mosque of Conquest". In addition to some redesigns, especially on the windows, the Gothic rose window was retained. An Ottoman inscription on the base of the newly built minaret tells the history of the construction of today's Fethija Mosque.
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- Tourist Center Discover Bihac Whitewater Rafting On Una River, Rooms, Camping. In: www.discoverbihac.ba. Accessed June 15, 2016 .
- Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika. In: old.kons.gov.ba. Retrieved June 15, 2016 (Serbo-Croatian).
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Coordinates: 44 ° 48 ′ 48.3 " N , 15 ° 52 ′ 11.7" E