Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Built in 1531 in Sarajevo's historic Baščaršija neighborhood, the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans. Designed by the celebrated Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, the mosque exemplifies Ottoman and Islamic architectural traditions. Named after Gazi Husrev-beg, its founder who is interred in an adjacent mausoleum, it has served as Sarajevo's central mosque and the primary congregational mosque for Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina since its construction. Now designated a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it remains a major architectural landmark and popular tourist destination in the city.