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Imperial Mosque (Pristina)

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Imperial Mosque
Xhamia e Mbretit
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictPristina District
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusopen
StatusPreserved
Location
LocationPristina,  Kosovo
Architecture
TypeOttoman architecture
Completed1461
MaterialsStone

The Imperial Mosque also known as (Albanian: Xhamia e Mbretit, Serbian: Царска џамија у Приштини, Carska džamija u Prištini) is an Ottoman mosque located in Pristina, Kosovo[a]. It was built in 1461 by Sultan Mehmet II Fatih.

The mosque was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990 by the Republic of Serbia.[2]

History

During the Austro-Turkish wars, at the end of the 17th century, it was temporarily turned into a Catholic church. One of the most prominent Albanian writers, Pjetër Bogdani, also an active leader of the pro-Austrian rebels, was buried here. After the Ottomans regained control, in 1690, the bones of Pjetër Bogdani were exhumed and thrown into the street by the Ottoman soldiers.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "King's Mosque". dtk.rks-gov.net. Ministry of Culture of Kosovo. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  2. ^ Споменици културе у Србији - ЦАРСКА ЏАМИЈА (in Serbian)