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Description
Property Name: Ferhadija Mosque
Inventory No: 387-33-2
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2008-06-10
Country (State party): Bosnia and Herzegovina
Province: Sarajevo Canton
Town: Sarajevo
Geographic coordinates: 43° 51′ 32.07″ N
18° 25′ 37.23″ E
Historic Period: Classic Ottoman (1453-1579)
Year of Construction: 1561/62
Style: Classical Ottoman
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
The Ferhadija mosque was built at a time when Ottoman architecture in Istanbul was reaching its peak (1560-70) so that it reflects the full richness of the style of building typical of such edificies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ferhadija Mosque is one of the most important historical and cultural monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Ottoman period.
Selection Criteria
ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
State of Preservation
During the clashes in 1993, the Mosque was severely damaged and the Mosque stones are thrown into the Vrbas River. The area of the Mosque remained neglected and suffered serious damage. The reconstruction activities, which started in 2007, but due to financial insufficiency stopped in 2014. In 2014, after TİKA’s support restarted the interrupted efforts, the construction of this Mosque was finished in 2016. At the moment, this Mosque is open to worship and is in good condition.
References
Ayverdi Ekrem Hakki, Ottoman monuments in Europe, Yugoslavia II 3. book (Avrupa’da Osmanli Mimari Eserler Yugoslavya II, 3.kitap); Istanbul, 2000.
Andrejević, Andrej, 16 th century Islamic monumental art in Yugoslavia-domed mosques (Islamska monumentalna umjetnost XVI vijeka u Jugoslaviji-kupolne dzamije); Faculty of Philosophy of Belgrade, Institute of Art History, Belgrade, 1984.
The Ferhadija Mosque (Ferhad beg Mosque) with Harem in Sarajevo, the architectural ensemble; Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo 2004.