Sinan Pasha Mosque
The Sinan Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman Mosque in the city of Prizren, Kosovo. It was built in 1615 by Sofi Sinan Pasha, bey of Budim. The mosque overlooks the main street of Prizren and is a dominant feature in the town’s skyline. Sinan Pasha Mosque was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990 by the Republic of Serbia. It is widely considered that the stones used to build the mosque were taken from nearby Saint Archangels Monastery, a Serbian Orthodox monastery founded by Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan. The mosque covers roughly 14 meters by 14 meter and is square in shape.
It has one large dome and another smaller half-dome that covers the mihrab, which is painted and has a stalactite hood. The mosque’s walls are 1.65 meter thick and its minaret, which is topped by a conical structure covered by lead, is 43.5 meter in height. The walls and dome inside Sinan Pasha Mosque were painted in the 19th century, mostly of floral patterns and Qur’an verses. The minbar is painted with floral motives. Both the large dome and the half-dome of the mosque are covered with lead.
- Sinan Pasha Mosque
- Location: Prizren
- Country: Kosovo
- Built: 1615 AD
