Fresco, Portico, Bachelors Mosque, Berat, Albania
Painted decoration of houses and gardens on the walls of the portico of the Bachelors Mosque or Xhami e Beqareve, built in 1827, in Mangalem quarter, Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The Bachelors were young unmarried shop assistants whom the merchants in Berat used as their own private militia.In July 2008, the old town (Mangalem district) was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13428470
Media ID
45102816
Size
5616px x 3744px
(6.8MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
