Halveti-Tekke (Berat)

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Halveti-Tekke in Berat
With Arabic script written Albanian or Turkish inscription at the entrance

The Halveti Teqe (often Helveti-Tekke ; Albanian  Teqeja e Helvetive ) is a Tekke in the middle Albanian town of Berat , which the Sufi Order of Halveti was dedicated. The building is a historical cultural monument of the Republic of Albania.

Built in 1785 by Ahmet Kurt Pascha , it is the successor to a Tekke built in the 15th century. The building is almost square, each around twelve meters long, consists of a rectangular main room (sama'hane) , a rectangular door and a vestibule. The interior walls of the main room with gallery are decorated with paintings; The ceiling is particularly richly designed. The tombs in the Türbe were removed during communism. The five columns of the porch of the Türbe are made of marble and originally come from Apollonia .

"The building we see today is perhaps the finest tekke of the country."

"The current building is perhaps the most splendid tekke in the country."

- Machiel Kiel 

Together with a caravanserai  and the royal mosque opposite  , the Tekke is grouped around a courtyard.

literature

  • Machiel Kiel : Ottoman architecture in Albania (1385-1912) . In: Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (Ed.): Islamic art series . tape 5 . Istanbul 1990, ISBN 92-9063-330-1 , pp. 62-65 .

Web links

Commons : Halveti-Tekke  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Objects Fetare Monument Kulture. In: Komiteti Shtetëror për Kultet. Retrieved August 31, 2014 (Albanian).
  2. ↑ a b Kiel: Ottoman architecture
  3. ^ The Helveti Teke. In: Regional Directorate of National Culture Berat. Retrieved July 31, 2014 .

Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 21.6 ″  N , 19 ° 57 ′ 9 ″  E