Ali Pasha's Mosque or the White Mosque built by the Belgrade vizier Ali Pasha in the 16th century is a monument of Ottoman architecture in the central part of the promenade or bazaar, as they once called the commercial part of the city with various souvenir shops, pearls, filigree, boutiques, etc. In a certain period, it was also used as a „madrasa“, a religious school. It is believed that among the rare Balkan mosques, it had 2 minarets, which it later lost. However, reliable historical sources speak of only one minaret demolished in 1912. during the Balkan Wars. After more than 100 years, the mosque has been completely restored, and the minaret was renovated in 2019 with a donation from the Republic of Turkey and their Ministry of Culture.
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