Ali Pasha Mosque (Sarajevo) Explained

Building Name:Ali Pasha Mosque
Alipašina džamija
Location:Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geo:43.8579°N 18.4126°W
Religious Affiliation:Sunni Islam
Architecture Type:Mosque
Architecture Style:Ottoman architecture
Year Completed:1561
Funded By:Sofu Hadım Ali Pasha
Dome Quantity:1
Minaret Quantity:1
Designation1:KONS
Designation1 Offname:Ali-pasha mosque with the harem, the architectural ensemble
Designation1 Type:Category I cultural monument
Designation1 Criteria:II. Value
A, B, C i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., D iv.v., E i.ii.iii.iv.v., F ii.iii., G i.ii.iii.iv.vi.vii., H ii. I i.ii.iii.
Designation1 Date:25 January 2005
Designation1 Free1name:Decision no.
Designation1 Free1value:06.2-2-128/04-6
Designation1 Free2name:Listed
Designation1 Free2value:List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ali Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Ali Paşa Camii;) is a mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was constructed during 1560–61 as a vakıf—the legacy or perpetual endowment—of Sofu Hadım Ali Pasha, an Ottoman statesman who served as the governor of the Bosnia Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire amongst other roles, after his death in September 1560.

Description

The mosque was built according to the classical Ottoman architectural style. A dome covers the prayer area and three smaller domes cover the cloister. Its proportions make it the largest sub-dome mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The grounds of the complex contain a mausoleum (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: türbe) with two sarcophagi—those of Avdo Sumbul and Behdžet Mutevelić, Gajret activists who died in the dungeons of Arad. The Ali Pasha Mosque was heavily damaged by Serbian forces during the Bosnian War of the early 1990s, especially the dome.[1] The most recent renovation of the mosque occurred in 2004 and in January 2005, the Commission to Preserve National Monuments issued a decision to add the Ali Pasha Mosque to the list of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. State Commission for Gathering Facts on War Crimes in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulletin no. 1, Sarajevo, October 1992
  2. Bosna i Hercegovina Komisija/Povjerenstvo za Ocuvange Nacionalnih Spomenika, January 2005