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Skopje, Sultan Murat Mosque

Hünkar Mosque, Mosque of the Ruler, Sultan Muratova džamija, Султан Муратова џамија

Description

The Sultan Murat Mosque was built by the Ottoman Sultan Murat II (reigned 1421-1451) in 1436. It is the oldest surviving mosque in Skopje and was restored several times (for example in the 18th century and in 1912). The German photograph from 1916 shows the entrance to the mosque in the North.

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A German Photograph of the Sultan Murat Mosque in 1916
A German Photograph of the Sultan Murat Mosque in 1916
The Sultan Murat Mosque in Skopje in 2016
The Sultan Murat Mosque in Skopje in 2016