Gazi Husref-bey's mosque (Bey's
mosque) was built in 1530 year in
Sarajevo and it is considered as one of
the most significant mosques in BiH and
Balkan. It was built by an architect Ajem
Esir under Gazi Husref-bey's patronage
.
The mosque has a quadrate form with 26
meters high dome. Complex of the
mosque consists of wooden "sadrvan"
(fountain), tower clock, stone fence and
several domed burial sites.
Madrasah (Moslem secondary school) is located near the mosque and it is also considered as a
part of the complex. In 16th century, Gazi Husref-bey's mosque represented object of crucial
importance for further urban development of Sarajevo city.
