| Karađoz Bey Mosque | |
|---|---|
Karađoz-begova džamija | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque
|
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Mostar,Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
  Location of the mosque inBosnia and Herzegovina | |
 Interactive map of Karađoz Bey Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 43°20′28″N17°48′50″E / 43.34111°N 17.81389°E /43.34111; 17.81389 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Mimar Sinan |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Completed |
|
| Destroyed | c. 1992(during theBosnian War) |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Width | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Dome | 1 |
| Dome height (outer) | 16.49 m (54.1 ft) |
| Dome height (inner) | 15.89 m (52.1 ft) |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 10.72 m (35.2 ft) |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Minaret height | 34.50 m (113.2 ft) |
| Materials | Stone |
| Official name | Karađoz-beg mosque in Mostar, the architectural ensemble |
| Type | Category I cultural monument |
| Criteria | A. B. C. i. iii. iv. v. vi. D. ii..iii. iv. v. E. i..ii. iii..iv. v. F. i..ii. iii. G. i. ii..iii. iv..v..vi. vii. H.i..ii. iii. I. i. ii. iii. |
| Designated | 4 May 2004 |
| Reference no. | 2424 |
| Decision no. | 07.1-2-113/04-1 |
| Listed | List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| [1] | |
TheKarađoz Bey Mosque (Bosnian:Karađoz-begova džamija;Turkish:Karagöz Mehmed Bey Camii) is aSunnimosque, located in the city ofMostar,Bosnia and Herzegovina. Completed in 965AH (1557/1558 CE) during theOttoman era, the mosque was destroyed in the early 1990s during theBosnian War, and rebuilt in 2004.
With its large dome and 34.5-metre-tall (113 ft)minaret, it is one of the largest mosques in the region.
AnArabic foundation inscription on the mosque records that it was commissioned by Mehmed Beg b. Abu al-Saʿadat’ who was a brother of avizier in 965 AH (1557/1558CE). Some scholars have claimed that the vizier was the Ottoman grand vizierRustem Pasha, but Rustem Pasha is recorded as having only one brother,Sinan Pasha.[2]
The mosque may have been designed by the imperial architectMimar Sinan. It is in the form of a domed cube fronted by a double portico. The three domes of the inner portico are supported by four marble columns. The outer portico has a shed roof resting on small octagonal pillars. The large 10.65 metres (34.9 ft) dome of the mosque sits on an octagonal fenestrated drum which is supported by eight-pointed arches.[2]
The mosque was severely damaged duringWorld War II, and faced near destruction during theBosnian War in the early 1990s. However, the Karađoz Bey Mosque, like the rest of Mostar, underwent extensive repairs between 2002 and 2004. The mosque was completely renovated and reopened to the public in July 2004.
Media related toKaradzozbey Mosque (Mostar) at Wikimedia Commons| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republika Srpska |
| ||||||||||
| Former | |||||||||||
