Aladža mosque
Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina
No longer standing
Demolished or destroyed.
The Aladža Mosque, also called the Colorful Mosque (Šarena džamija), was an Ottoman-era mosque in Foča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in 1549, it is considered one of the most beautiful examples of Ottoman architecture in Europe. Destroyed with pre-planted explosives at the start of the Bosnian War in 1992, it was reconstructed between 2016 and 2018.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- mosque
- Heritage
- National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Place
- Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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