Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque before the war
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Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
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The magnificent Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, in the heart of Sarajevo's Bascarsija (Old Town), is the most important Islamic building in Bosnia. Gazi Husrev-beg had it constructed by a Persian architect in an early Istanbul style in 1531.
The increasing influence of Islam on Bosnia in the 16th century led the Ottomans to undertake construction of many Islamic monuments, particularly mosques and bridges. The Gazi Husrev Beg Mosque was named after the Governor of Bosnia and built by the same architect who later built the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne for Sultan Selim I. The mosque underwent reconstruction in 1996 after being damaged in the war.
The 45-metre high minaret towers over the 26-metre dome and the surrounding area. The grounds include an abdesthana (washing room), a wooden sadrvan (fountain), a mekteb (primary school) and muvekithana (prayer callers` home). To the left are two elaborate 16th-century turbe (tombs).
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