The Aladža Mosque (Bosnian: Aladža džamija, Turkish: Alaca Camii), also known as Šarena džamija, "Colorful Mosque", is a mosque in Foča, located in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is considered one of the most architecturally important in the European part of the Ottoman Empire, the then Rumelia, and one of the three most important mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo and the Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka. It was built in 1549 and blown up in 1992; its reconstruction was completed between 2016 and 2018.
Interior of the Aladža Mosque in Foča illustrated by Hugo Charlemont. In: The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Picture (Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild - "Kronprinzenwerk"), Vol. 22: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Vienna 1901, p. 421.
Exterior of the Aladža Mosque photographed in August 1989. During the Bosnian War, all of the mosques in Foča were destroyed by the Army of Republika Srpska.
The mosque was erected in 1549 by Hasan Nezir, the OttomanPersian supervisor of state goods and finance in Bosnia and a close associate of Mimar Sinan. The master builder was Ramadan-aga, who was trained in the Persian culture and Persian architecture. It was decorated with beautiful colors, so it was named Aladža, "the Colorful".
The mosque is more than 36 meters high and has harmonious lines, marble columns, portal, cubes, corners and chasers. It is a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The ornamentation is in typical Ottoman classical architectural style, and since it was the first mosque of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina, its design was emulated by many others that were later built. This is one of the reasons why the Yugoslav authorities put it under state protection in 1950.
During the Ottoman period, 17 mosques were built in Foča; 5 were destroyed during World War II and 12 were destroyed during the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina. From April to June 1992, all mosques were demolished in Foča.
The mosque was blown up on 22 April 1992 by the Army of Republika Srpska and then completely demolished on 2 August 1992. Its remains were removed to the city's landfills. The area on which the mosque stood has been fenced and remained empty for the following 22 years. The first fragments of Aladža were found in 2004, along with the remains of the bodies of killed Bosniaks, in the rubble around 200 m south of the iron bridge over the Drina and around 300 m north of this bridge.
In October 2018, the Bosnian State Court charged Goran Mojović for crimes against humanity, including the destruction of the Aladža mosque. According to the prosecutor, in the course of a widespread and systematic attack by the Bosnian Serb military, paramilitary and police forces against the civilian population of the city of Foča, on the evening of August 2, 1992 Mojović, as head of the local engineering unit of the Army of Republika Srpska, gave the order to destroy the mosque, and - despite the refusal of two other soldiers - together with Rajko Milošević detonated the mosque with about 25 anti-tank mines. Thus Mojović and Milošević violated international law on the protection of civilian and cultural property.[1]
Their floor plan was almost square (11.22 m by 11.30 m). The dome, which had a diameter of 11 m, rose above an octagonal drum. The height to the apex of the dome was 19.85 m. There were 5 windows in each of the three sides of the mosque, and in front of the front there was a vestibule with pointed arched arches supported by four marble columns and three domes. The minaret was 36 m high. Inside mihrab, minbar and muezzin mahfili there was an Islamic stone sculpture, which was considered the most beautiful in the Balkans (Trifunović). The mosque had picture decorations, including a rosette on the north wall with floral decoration and wall painting in the lobby.
Entrance to the old Aladža Mosque, photographed in August 1989
Entrance to the old Aladža Mosque, photographed in August 1989
Aladža Mosque during reconstruction
Interior of the Aladža Mosque during reconstruction
Lazar Trifunović: Kunstdenkmäler in Jugoslawien, Band 1 (A-O). Ein Bildhandbuch. Leipzig 1981: Edition Leipzig, S. 368f mit Fotos 111 - 113, ohne ISBN;
Andrej Andrejević: Aladža džamija u Foči, Filozofski fakultet u Beogradu, Institut za istoriju umetnosti, 1972, 103 Seiten, OL19219747M;
Šemso Tucaković: Aladža džamija-ubijeni monument, Sarajevo: In-t za istraživanje zločina protiv čovječnosti i međunarodnog prava, 1998, 270 Seiten, ISBN9958740028.
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The Aladza Mosque Bosnian Aladza dzamija Turkish Alaca Camii also known as Sarena dzamija Colorful Mosque is a mosque in Foca located in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina It is considered one of the most architecturally important in the European part of the Ottoman Empire the then Rumelia and one of the three most important mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Gazi Husrev beg Mosque in Sarajevo and the Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka It was built in 1549 and blown up in 1992 its reconstruction was completed between 2016 and 2018 Aladza MosqueReligionAffiliationSunni IslamLocationLocationFoca Bosnia and HerzegovinaArchitectureArchitect s Ramadan agaTypeMosqueStyleOttoman architectureCompleted1549SpecificationsDome s 1Dome height outer 19 85 mDome dia outer 11 mMinaret s 1Minaret height36 m Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksHistory Edit Interior of the Aladza Mosque in Foca illustrated by Hugo Charlemont In The Austro Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Picture Die osterreichisch ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild Kronprinzenwerk Vol 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina Vienna 1901 p 421 Exterior of the Aladza Mosque photographed in August 1989 During the Bosnian War all of the mosques in Foca were destroyed by the Army of Republika Srpska The mosque was erected in 1549 by Hasan Nezir the Ottoman Persian supervisor of state goods and finance in Bosnia and a close associate of Mimar Sinan The master builder was Ramadan aga who was trained in the Persian culture and Persian architecture It was decorated with beautiful colors so it was named Aladza the Colorful The mosque is more than 36 meters high and has harmonious lines marble columns portal cubes corners and chasers It is a masterpiece of Ottoman architecture on the UNESCO World Heritage List The ornamentation is in typical Ottoman classical architectural style and since it was the first mosque of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina its design was emulated by many others that were later built This is one of the reasons why the Yugoslav authorities put it under state protection in 1950 During the Ottoman period 17 mosques were built in Foca 5 were destroyed during World War II and 12 were destroyed during the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina From April to June 1992 all mosques were demolished in Foca The mosque was blown up on 22 April 1992 by the Army of Republika Srpska and then completely demolished on 2 August 1992 Its remains were removed to the city s landfills The area on which the mosque stood has been fenced and remained empty for the following 22 years The first fragments of Aladza were found in 2004 along with the remains of the bodies of killed Bosniaks in the rubble around 200 m south of the iron bridge over the Drina and around 300 m north of this bridge In October 2018 the Bosnian State Court charged Goran Mojovic for crimes against humanity including the destruction of the Aladza mosque According to the prosecutor in the course of a widespread and systematic attack by the Bosnian Serb military paramilitary and police forces against the civilian population of the city of Foca on the evening of August 2 1992 Mojovic as head of the local engineering unit of the Army of Republika Srpska gave the order to destroy the mosque and despite the refusal of two other soldiers together with Rajko Milosevic detonated the mosque with about 25 anti tank mines Thus Mojovic and Milosevic violated international law on the protection of civilian and cultural property 1 The reconstruction of the mosque in line with the original plans was carried out between 2014 and 2018 under supervision of the Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina It was financed by the Turkish Cooperation TIKA The restored Aladza was opened on May 4 2019 and was opened by Aziza Kurtovic a woman who lost her son during the war 2 3 In the early morning of 18 February 2021 several gunshots were fired against the mosques minaret which suffered minor damage 4 Description EditLike the Ali Pasha Mosque in Sarajevo and the Sinan beg Mosque in Cajnice the mosque was built along the classical Ottoman style to which the Gazi Husrev beg Mosque in Sarajevo can also be assigned Their floor plan was almost square 11 22 m by 11 30 m The dome which had a diameter of 11 m rose above an octagonal drum The height to the apex of the dome was 19 85 m There were 5 windows in each of the three sides of the mosque and in front of the front there was a vestibule with pointed arched arches supported by four marble columns and three domes The minaret was 36 m high Inside mihrab minbar and muezzin mahfili there was an Islamic stone sculpture which was considered the most beautiful in the Balkans Trifunovic The mosque had picture decorations including a rosette on the north wall with floral decoration and wall painting in the lobby Entrance to the old Aladza Mosque photographed in August 1989 Entrance to the old Aladza Mosque photographed in August 1989 Aladza Mosque during reconstruction Interior of the Aladza Mosque during reconstruction Aladza Mosque rebuilt Aladza Mosque rebuilt Aladza Mosque rebuilt Aladza Mosque rebuilt Remains of the old Aladza Mosque Decorations of the new Aladza Mosque Decorations of the new Aladza MosqueReferences Edit Sarajevo Times Svecano otvorena Aladza dzamija u Foci BHRT Archived 2019 05 04 at the Wayback Machine objavljeno i pristupljeno 4 svibnja 2019 Otvaranje Aladza dzamije u Foci 4 maja Oslobodjenje SarajevoTimesBibliography EditLazar Trifunovic Kunstdenkmaler in Jugoslawien Band 1 A O Ein Bildhandbuch Leipzig 1981 Edition Leipzig S 368f mit Fotos 111 113 ohne ISBN Andrej Andrejevic Aladza dzamija u Foci Filozofski fakultet u Beogradu Institut za istoriju umetnosti 1972 103 Seiten OL19219747M Semso Tucakovic Aladza dzamija focanski biser El Kalem 1991 57 Seiten Semso Tucakovic Aladza dzamija ubijeni monument Sarajevo In t za istrazivanje zlocina protiv covjecnosti i međunarodnog prava 1998 270 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