Hussein Pasha Mosque
The Hussein Pascha Mosque ( Serbo-Croatian Хусеин пашина џамија / Husein pašina džamija ) is a mosque in the town of Pljevlja in northern Montenegro near the border with Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Sandžak region .
history
The mosque was built in 1569 on behalf of the Bosnian Sandschakbegs built Hussein Pasha Boljanić. Masters from Dubrovnik are said to have participated in the construction. Neimar Hajrudin is believed to be the builder. A restoration took place around 1880. Another multi-year renovation was completed in 2008.
investment
The mosque is built in the "classic" style on a square floor plan. The dome, erected on an octagonal drum reinforced by half-columns, rests on cross trumpets . It has two smaller domes at the corners. On the north-west side there is a vestibule with three domes, the middle one of which is raised. Rosettes and stalactites shape the portal. The mihrab , minbar and mahvil are richly decorated with geometric bas-reliefs. The minaret is 42 m high, making it one of the highest in the Balkans.
literature
- Lazar Trifunović: Art Monuments in Yugoslavia, Volume 2 (PZ). A picture manual. Leipzig 1981: Edition Leipzig, p. 358, with photo No. 34, without ISBN
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 43 ° 21 ′ 24 ″ N , 19 ° 21 ′ 30 ″ E