The great dome
16.3 m across.
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Mustafa Pasha Mosque stands on a terrace above the Old Bazaar, just below the fortress walls, and is the best-preserved Ottoman mosque in Skopje. It was built in 1492 by Çoban Mustafa Pasha, who later served as a vizier at the court of Sultan Selim I, and it has kept its original form with no later additions. It follows the classic style of Istanbul: a single large dome 16.3 metres across and a slender minaret 47 metres high, with a marble plaque bearing Arabic inscriptions above the main door. In the rose garden beside it is the türbe, the tomb of Umi, the founder's daughter. The mosque was damaged in the 1963 earthquake and reopened in 2011 after a five-year restoration funded by Turkey. It is an active mosque that welcomes visitors outside prayer times: dress modestly, women cover their hair, and shoes come off at the door. The terrace above the bazaar is a quiet place to rest after the shops.
16.3 m across.
And the founder's daughter's tomb.
Above the bazaar.
Above the Old Bazaar, below Kale Fortress, Skopje
Kuršumli AnKuršumli An is the most striking of the Old Bazaar's caravanserais, the inns whe2 minutes walk4.4
Old BazaarThe Old Bazaar, the Čaršija, spreads over the east bank of the Vardar from the S2 minutes walk4.4
Kale FortressKale, from the Turkish word for fortress, crowns the highest point of Skopje's o3 minutes walk4.2
Daut Pasha HamamDaut Pasha Hamam is a 15th-century Ottoman bathhouse at the southern entrance to5 minutes walk4.5
Sultan Murad MosqueSultan Murad Mosque stands on a low hill in the middle of the Old Bazaar, beside6 minutes walk4.7Yes, it is an active mosque with daily and Friday prayers, and it welcomes visitors outside prayer times.