Royal Mosque (Berat)
The King's Mosque (or Sultan Mosque , Emperor's Mosque ; Albanian Xhamia e Mbretit / Xhamia Mbret or Xhamia e Sulltanit ) is an important historical building in the central Albanian town of Berat . Since 1948 it has been one of the cultural monuments of Albania. The mosque was built in 1492 by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II , hence the name. It got its current appearance in the 18th century.
The Royal Mosque stands in the Mangalem district next to the 17th century caravanserai and the 18th century Helveti-Tekke .
The mosque consists of the minaret and the square main building, which houses the large prayer room. There is also a wooden gallery for women with many decorations.
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. 55-58 .
Web links
Commons : Royal Mosque - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official list of cultural monuments in the district of Berat ( Memento from June 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- Albanian Art: List of important buildings in Albania
- Photo of the royal mosque on daniel-ursprung.ch
- Photo of the women's gallery on geo-reisecommunity.de
Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ 20 ″ N , 19 ° 57 ′ 7 ″ E