Helveti Tekke, Berat, Albania
Prayer hall of the Helveti Tekke or Teqe e Helvetive, a Bektashi Sufi shrine of the Helveti sect built in the 15th century and rebuilt by Ahmet Kurt Pasha in 1782, with mihrab on the far wall, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. It is composed of a square prayer hall, an external portico (with columns from Appolonia) and a room which housed the mausoleum of Ahmet Kurt Pasha and his son. On the inner walls are 8 frescoes of houses, muslim religious buildings and gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13428509
Media ID
45100195
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5616px x 3744px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
