Location Pristina, Kosovo Ecclesiastical or organizational status open Completed 1461 Opened 1461 Architectural type Ottoman architecture | Affiliation Islam Status Preserved Materials Stone District District of Pristina Heritage designation Kosovo | |
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Similar Serpent Column, Obelisk of Theodosius, Column of Constantine, Great Palace of Constantinople, German Fountain | ||
The Imperial Mosque also known as (Albanian: Xhamia e Mbretit, Serbian: Царска џамија у Приштини) is a Ottoman Mosque located in Pristina, Kosovo. 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.
History
During the Austro-Turkish wars, at the end of 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.
References
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