Eski Mosque
Vratsa, BG
The only remaining mosque in the town, the building was used as a touristic center for many years. Built in the 18th century, the mosque lost its minaret in an earthquake and was abandoned even during the Ottoman period.
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Vratsa, BG
The only remaining mosque in the town, the building was used as a touristic center for many years. Built in the 18th century, the mosque lost its minaret in an earthquake and was abandoned even during the Ottoman period.
Yambol, BG
The second largest mosque in Bulgaria, the minaret has unusual features of Syrian and Eastern Anotolian styles: a square body and a round top. The mosque used to be entered through three entrances but today only the main entrance is used. The central dome is if solid lead. The interior frescoes of the mosque date back to the 17th century.
Romania, RO
Esmahan Sultan Mosque is the oldest mosque in Romania, built in 1575. It includes a small cemetery with graves dating back 300 years. The mosque remains in use to this day.
Jajce, BA
The Esme Sultanija Mosque, or mosque Čaršija, is the only mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina named after a woman. Esma Sultana was the wife of the Bosnian governor Mehmed Pasha Muhsinovic and built this mosque and two bridges over the Vrbas River. Mehmed Pasha Muhsinović was governor of Bosnia twice - the first time from 1760 to 1763, and the second time from 1770 to 1772.
Rotterdam, NL
This mosque follows the tradition of the "medina Concept" following the design of the Great Mosque of Medina. The style of the mosque follows Egyptian Mammeluk architecture which features contrasting bluish and grey stone which creates a striped pattern. It consists of three central elements, each of which are domed.
Tirana, AL
The construction of this mosque began during the late 18th century by Molla Bey and was completed by his son Haxhi Ethem Bey in 1821.
Kyustendil, BG
Located in the central part of the town, the abandoned mosque was named after the the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, known by his nickname "el-Fatih" (the Conqueror).
Helmond, NL
The mosque was built in 1995 and architects were Sevinsoy and Mabeg. The building, which is managed by the Islamic Foundation of the Netherlands, is characterized by two stubby pin minarets in the foreground and a dome more to the rear.
Durrës, AL
The Fatih Mosque, also known as the Small Mosque or Old Mosque, was built between 1502 and 1503 and was named after the conqueror of Constantinople, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. The mosque is said to have been built on the ruins of a basilica, some brick walls of which are still visible.
London, GB
The Fazl Mosque, inaugurated in 1926 in the Southfields district, is London's first purpose-built mosque. It was the international headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Community from 1984 to 2019. It is recognised as a grade II listed building.
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