The dome
The oldest in town.
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The Bajrakli Mosque, also known as the Bazaar Mosque, is the main mosque at the centre of Peja's old bazaar. It was built between 1462 and 1472 on the order of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror and is the largest mosque in the town, its single dome the oldest and highest in Peja. It follows the imperial Ottoman plan with its three parts: a domed prayer hall, an open portico under three small domes, and a polygonal minaret to the right of the entrance. Unlike the other imperial mosques of Kosovo, its dome rests on squinches rather than pendentives, and light enters through three rows of windows. The mosque has burned twice: in 1943, when Italian forces set the whole bazaar on fire, and in 1999 during the Kosovo war, and it has been restored since. It is an active mosque that welcomes visitors outside prayer times: dress modestly, women cover their hair, and shoes come off at the door. It is the heart of a walk through the bazaar around it.
The oldest in town.
Three domes.
The heart of town.
Centre of Peja's old bazaar, Peja
Between 1462 and 1472, on the order of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror; it was restored after fires in 1943 and 1999.
