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Description
Property Name: Ferhad-paša mosque
Inventory No: 387-51-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2008-06-13
Country (State party): Bosnia and Herzegovina
Province: Banja Luka
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 44° 46′ 2.67″ N
17° 11′ 14.75″ E
Historic Period: Ottoman between 1579-1792
Year of Construction: 1579
Style: Classical Ottoman
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Ferhad-paša mosque or more widely known as Ferhadija mosque was a central building of the city of Banja Luka and one of the most successful achievements of the Islamic architecture of the 16th century Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Selection Criteria
v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The Ferhad Pasha Mosque Complex in Banja-Luka was blown up during the war in 1993 and the remaining pieces of the monument were removed from the site leaving just the foundations visible. Reconstruction began in 2007, and the mosque reopened in 2016.
References
Ayverdi Ekrem Hakki, Ottoman architectural monuments in Europe, Yugoslavia II 3. book; (Avrupa’da Osmanli Mimari Eserler Yugoslavya II, 3.kitap); Istanbul, 2000.