Ceiling frescoes, Et'hem Bey Mosque, Tirana, Albania
Decorative frescoes on the ceiling of the Et'hem Bey Mosque or Xhamia e Et'hem Beut, begun 1789 by Molla Bey and finished in 1823 by his son Haxhi Ethem Bey, great-grandson of Sulejman Pasha, Tirana, Albania. The frescoes decorating the mosque, unusual in Islamic art, depict trees, waterfalls, buildings and bridges and this ceiling fresco uses swirling vegetal designs. The mosque is listed as a Cultural Monument of Albania. Tirana was founded by the Ottomans in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini and became the capital of Albania in 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13428420
Media ID
45101753
Size
5385px x 3585px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
