Mustafa Pasha Mosque

Skopje


Standing on a plateau at the very top of Skopje's Čaršija is this working mosque where you can see locals come and go for prayers and chit-chat in the lovely rose garden. Dating to 1492, it was heavily restored over a three-year period from 2008 to 2011 with help from Turkey; its magnificent colonnades, soaring minaret and interior decoration gleam like new.


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