Et'hem Bey Mosque
The Et'hem Bey Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Haxhi Et'hem Beut, Turkish: Hacı Edhem Bey Camii) is a mosque in Tirana, Albania. Closed under communist rule, the mosque reopened as a house of worship in 1991. Without permission from the authorities, 10,000 people attended and the police did not interfere. Frescoes outside and in the portico depict trees, waterfalls and bridges.
| Haji Et'hem Bey Mosque | |
|---|---|
Xhamia e Et’hem Beut | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Tirana |
| Country | Albania |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°19′40″N 19°49′9″E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Ottoman architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1791 or 1794 |
| Completed | 1819 or 1821 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Designated | 24 May 1948 |
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