Sultan Murad Mosque in Skopje - Macedonia
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Sultan Murad Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque in Skopje, Macedonia. It was built in the 15th century on top of the Monastery of Saint George which was destroyed when Ottoman commander Pasha Yiğit Bey captured Skopje from Vuk Branković in 1392
It was built with money donated by Sultan Murad himself. The mosque, built in 1463. The Sultan Murat Mosque complex, the only Sultan endowment in Skopje, stands on a low hill in the central part of Skopje’s Old Bazaar. It was burnt down and heavily damaged a number of times during its existence, events and changes to which the three inscriptions above the entrance refer. The first time was the fire of 1537, after which it was reconstructed by Sultan Suleyman in 1539. The second time, it was burnt down by the Austrian armies lead by their military leader Piccolomini, who set the whole city on fire. It was renewed after twenty three years in 1711 by decree of Ahmed III. The mosque underwent repair work for the last time in 1912, decreed by Mehmed V.;
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Address:Sultan Murat Mosque
Skopje
Macedonia
Map for Sultan Murat Mosque
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