Ishak Bey Mosque
Also known as: Ishak Bey Mosque
mosque in Macedonia
Key facts
- Built
- 1438
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Overview
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The Ishak Bey Mosque, also known as the Aladja or Painted Mosque, stands in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It lies within the municipality of Čair, at the edge of the old bazaar, and is counted among the oldest Ottoman buildings in the city. The structure has a modest appearance, with massive, richly carved doors and a minaret 30 metres high. The interior has painted decoration and reliefs. The mosque is registered as a heritage site in North Macedonia.
History
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The mosque is recorded as having been built in 1438 by the commander Ishak Bey. Its Turkish name, meaning "painted mosque", recalls the decorative ceramics that once covered its walls. Most of these were destroyed in the great fire that struck the city in 1689, and only those of the tomb (türbe) can still be seen today. According to an inscription above the entrance, the building was enlarged in 1519 by a descendant of Ishak Bey.
From Wikipedia
Alaca İshak Bey Camii, Makedonya'nın Üsküp şehrinde bulunan, Osmanlı döneminde İshak Bey tarafından yaptırılan cami.
1538 veya 1539 yılında Osmanlı uç beyi İshak Bey tarafından yaptırılmıştır. 1519 tarihli kitabesinde İshak Bey'in torunu İsa Bey tarafından genişletildiği belirtilmektedir. Caminin yanındaki kitabesiz mermer türbenin İshak Bey'e ait olduğu tahmin edilir.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Alaca İshak Bey Camii”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunte_Moschee_(Skopje)
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Aladja
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaca_%C4%B0shak_Bey_Camii