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Bazaar Mosque, Gjirokastër

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Bazaar Mosque
Xhamia e Pazarit
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationGjirokastër, Albania
Geographic coordinates40°4′26″N 20°8′17.04″E / 40.07389°N 20.1380667°E / 40.07389; 20.1380667
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1757; 267 years ago (1757)

The Bazaar Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Pazarit; Turkish: Pazar Camii), also known as Memi Bey Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Memi Beut; Turkish: Memi Bey Camii),[1] is a mosque located in Gjirokastër, Albania.

History

Antique Turkish frescoes and inscriptions inside the building

The Memi Bey mosque was built during the Ottoman period in 1757[2] and is located in the Old Bazaar neighbourhood. It is one of fifteen mosques originally built in the city during the Ottoman era,[3] of which thirteen survived till the communist period.

The mosque was originally designed to be located in the New Bazaar neighbourhood of Gjirokastër, as part of Memi Pasha's urban plan, that was built in the 17th century. It was, however, destroyed by fire in the following century, with the exception of the mosque.

The mosque was elevated to "Cultural Monument" (Monumente Kulturore) status by the Albanian government in 1973, sparing its destruction by the totalitarian communist regime of Albania. The remaining twelve mosques were subsequently demolished. Because of a religion ban in Albania, the mosque was used as a training hall for circus acrobats who made use of the high domed ceilings to hang their trapezes.[4]

Nearby the mosque is a two-story octagonal building, constructed in 1727. Although originally used as a Bektashi cemevi, it was closed down during the communist period. It is currently used as a madrasah.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Qyteti yne - Dhoma e Tregetise dhe Industrise - Gjirokaster" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Turet e agjencisë Old Bazar" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Regjimi komunist në Shqipëri" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Visiting Religious Sites". Retrieved 2 September 2010.


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