Kubelie Mosque
| Kubelie Mosque | |
|---|---|
Xhamia e Kubelies | |
 The mosque in 1995 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Kavajë |
| Country | Albania |
  Location of the mosque in Albania | |
Interactive map of Kubelie Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 41°11′02″N 19°33′44″E / 41.1840°N 19.5621°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 1 |
| Minaret | 1 |
The Kubelie Mosque, also known as the Kapllan Beu Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Kubelies), is a mosque in Kavajë, Albania. This mosque was built in 1735 CE under the Ottomans by Kapllan Beu. The Old Mosque (Xhamija e Vjetër), stood on the main street of the city, about 70 metres (230 ft) to the east of the current mosque.[1]
Also named after its founder Kapllan Pasha, the Kubelie mosque had been described as a "grand, beautiful building, with a dome and a peristyle. Marble facades rise under the cypress trees with their Byzantine columns and their Arabian arches."[2] After being destroyed by the Communists in the 1970s, the new mosque has a very simple style and is made of concrete and white color while the original mosque was an Ottoman stone building with beautifully coloured decorations on the inside.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kiel, Machiel (1990). Ottoman architecture in Albania, 1385-1912. Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture. ISBN 978-92-9063-330-3. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ Nitsiakos, Basilēs G.; Nitsiakos, Vassilis (July 29, 2010). On the Border: Transborder Mobility, Ethnic Groups and Boundaries Along the Albanian-Greek Frontier. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 203. ISBN 978-3-643-10793-0. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
External links
Media related to Kubelie Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
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