Et'hem Bey Mosque, 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, Tirana, Albania. The frescoes decorating the mosque, unusual in Islamic art, depict trees, waterfalls and bridges. 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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13428440
Media ID
45100552
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4089px x 3962px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
