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Sofia

Banya Bashi Mosque

Good for: Cultural Tours, Religious interest

Not good for: picking up women

  • Address
    • bul Maria Luisa City Centre

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Lonely Planet review for Banya Bashi Mosque

Sofia's only working mosque was built in 1576 by the celebrated Ottoman architect Kodja Mimar Sinan, who also designed the Selim II Mosque in Edirne, Turkey. It's certainly an eye-catching edifice and the red brick minaret makes a convenient landmark. At the rear of the building is a small, recently excavated section of the bathhouse that once joined onto the mosque and a hot-water drinking fountain. Visitors are welcome outside prayer times if modestly dressed.