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Sofia Great ( Koca Mahmut Pasha) Mosque Balgaria | Historical Places

Sofia Great Mosque Balgaria | Historical Places :

 Sofia Great Mosque, the real name of the mosque is Koca Mahmut Pasha Mosque. The construction of this mosque started in 1451 during the reign of the vizier Mahmut Pasha, but was finished in 1494, 20 years after the death of the pasha.


Sofia Great ( Koca Mahmut Pasha) Mosque Balgaria | Historical Places
Sofia Great ( Koca Mahmut Pasha) Mosque Balgaria | Historical Places

There is a madrasah, water cistern and fountain in the mosque structure. The neighborhood where the mosque is located was called the Büyük Mosque neighborhood among the people.

The mosque was converted into a hospital during the Ottoman-Russian war between 1877 and 1878. In the following years, the mosque was used as a library and has been used as the Sofia Archeology Museum since 1892.

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