Et'hem Bey Mosque and clock tower, Tirana, Albania
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, and behind, the Clock Tower of Tirana or Kulla e Sahatit, 35m high, built in 1822 by Haxhi Et'hem Bey, Tirana, Albania. 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
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13428441
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45100805
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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
