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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Katedrallja e Zonjes Ndimetare) is Prizren's main Catholic church.
The history of the Italian inspired church dates back to 1870 when it was commissioned by the Archbishop of Skopje.
Inside the church, just above the main door a fresco of the Albanian hero Skenderbeg can be seen.
When we visited the church it was closed, but we got a key from a lady living just next to the church. Later a a local guy came to us and explained the interior of the church to us and told us about the frescoes.
Updated Sep 12, 2011
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The Gazi Mehmet Pasha Mosque, which is also known as Bajrakli Mosque (Bajrakli Xhamia) was built in 1561 and is therefore one of the oldest Islamic buildings in Prizren.
The mosque is surrounded by a large garden area. Among other buildings also a hexagonal mausoleum for the founder of the mosque can be found here.
When we visited the place a local gentleman approached us and offered to show us the interior of the mosque. He had Turkish roots, spoke very good English and explained us the main features of the building.
Updated Sep 11, 2011
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The Ottoman style Sinan Pasha Mosque (Xhamia e Sinan Pashes) was completed in 1615. It is said that the stones for the mosque were taken from the nearby Holy Archangels' Monastery, which was out of use at the beginning of the 17th century.
With a ground area of 14 m by 14 m it is one of the largest mosques in Prizren. The minaret has a height of 43,5 m.
Written Sep 11, 2011
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The Gazi Mehmet Pasha Hamam (Hamsmi i Gazi-Mehmet Pashes) is a typical early-Ottoman Turkish bathhouse. It was probably constructed in the second half of the 16th century.
The building was designed with separate sections for men and women, who also had their own entrances. Nowadays the Hamam is used as a museum for temporary art exhibitions as well as a music venue.
Written Sep 11, 2011
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The Suzi Celebi Mosque (Xhamia Suzi Celebise) was founded in 1513 and is one of the oldest mosques in Prizren.
It was named after Suza Celebi (1455-1534), who was a well known local poet. His mausoleum and a half ruined library can be found just next to the mosque.
Written Sep 11, 2011
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The history of the Arasta Minaret dates back to the end of the 16th century when a large mosque complex, named Arasta was built. In the 1960's most of the mosque except the minaret was destroyed by socialist town planners.
The minaret was renovated in 2007 and it is now even planned to remove some of the small kiosks in the vicinity of the place to give the minaret more importance as a sight.
Written Sep 11, 2011
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The Maksut Pasha Mosque ((Xhamia Maksut Pasha) is one of the smaller mosques in Prizren.
It was built in oriental style in 1833, whereas the histroy of other structures in the vicinity date even back to the middle of the 17th century.
A mausoleum of the Saadi Order and some old gravestones can be found in the neighbourhood of the mosque.
Written Sep 11, 2011
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The Emin Pasha Mosque (Xhamia e Emin Pashes) was named after Eduard Schnitzer aka Emin Pasha, who was a German explorer of Africa.
His white marble grave can be found in the mosque's cemetery, where also other old gravestones can be seen.
The mosque was built in arabian-style by the well-known Rrotulli brothers in 1831.
Written Sep 11, 2011
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The small Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicolas (Kisha e Shen Nikolles) is also known as Tutic's Church. Its history dates back to the 14th century when it was built in late Byzantine style as a feudal family church.
During the incidents in March 2004 the church was massively destroyed, but reconstructed later again.
When we visited Prizren in May 2011 most construction fences around the church were removed, but still the interior wasn't accessible.
Written Sep 11, 2011
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The large Serbain Orthodox Episcopal Church of St George (Kisha e Shen Gjergjit) is a three-aisled Basilica with a dome and a small tower. It was built in the late 19th century on the site of an even earlier church.
In May 2001 the church ground was still guarded by local police, but it wasn't a problem for us to get
Written Sep 11, 2011
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