Emperor's Mosque

Sarajevo


Across the river from the old city, this large stone mosque was built in 1565 to replace Sarajevo's very first mosque, a wooden structure built in 1457 shortly after the Ottoman conquest. Major works in 2014–15 have also led to the reconstruction of the 1462 Isa-Bey Hamam next door, now incorporating a hotel.


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