Sarajevo, Bosnia - The Gazi Husrev-Beg Mosque
The interior of the Gazi Husrev-Beg Mosque (often referred to as the Beg's Mosque), Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina. One of the world's finest examples of Ottoman Architecture. The mosque was financed in 1531 by Gazi Husrev-beg, the provincial governor of Bosnia. Husrev-beg is widely considered Sarajevo's greatest patron, as he financed much of Sarajevo's old city at this time.The Mosque was built by the famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan
Picture No
10294605
Media ID
46617171
Size
4704px x 2963px
(2.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1930s
