Ottoman Gjirokaster, Albania
by Frans Sellies
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Ottoman Gjirokaster, Albania
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Frans Sellies
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The bazaar mosque was built in 1757 and is located in the Old Bazaar neighbourhood of Gjirokaster (Gjirokastra). It is one of fifteen mosques originally built in the city during the Ottoman era. The mosque was declared a Cultural Monument by the Albanian government in 1973, sparing its destruction by the totalitarian communist regime of Albania. The remaining twelve mosques were destroyed. 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.
The old town of Gjirokastër was added to the Unesco wolrd heritage list in 2005.
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February 24th, 2023
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