Bazaar Mosque

Bazaar Mosque
Bazaar Mosque
Xhamia e Pazarit
	The mosque, with new minaret, in 2014
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque; (1533–c. 1946); (since 1991– );
Status	Active
Location
Location	Krujë, Durrës County
Country	Albania
	Location of the mosque in Albania
Geographic coordinates	41°30′35″N 19°47′40″E / 41.509666°N 19.794523°E
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Ottoman
Completed	1533 CE;; 1991 (restored);
Minaret(s)	1
Cultural Monument of Albania
Official name	The Mosque of Bazaar, Kruje
Reference no.	12

The Bazaar Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Pazarit), also known as Murad Bey mosque (Xhamia Muratbeu) or Varosh Mosque (Xhamia e Varoshit), is a mosque, located in Krujë, in Durrës County, Albania. Completed in 1533 CE, the mosque is a Cultural Monument of Albania.^[1]

Overview

The mosque is situated in the historic bazaar of Kruje (the Derexhiku Bazaar), known as Akce Hisar in Ottoman times. Built by Ottoman Albanian beys, the mosque was closed during the Communist dictatorship and its minaret was torn down. The mosque was reopened in 1991 and a new minaret was subsequently erected.

During the renovation by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in the 2010s, the antique ornate and interior painting of the Bazaar mosque was lost.^[2]

References

^ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Culture. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
^ Uludağ , Erhan (April 21, 2014). "ARNAVUTLUK KRUJA MURAT BEY CAMİİ RESTORASYONU" (in Turkish). Erhan Uludağ Şahsi Blog. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.