Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, Ottoman mosque in Razgrad, Bulgaria.
Ibrahim Pasha Mosque is a house of worship in Razgrad featuring a single large dome constructed from pale yellow limestone. The building has numerous windows across its exterior walls that allow light to fill the interior space.
Construction began between 1523 and 1536 on the foundations of an earlier mosque, commissioned by Grand Vizier Makbul Ibrahim Pasha and built by Bulgarian masters. Halted after his death in 1536, it was completed in 1616 by Mahmud Pasha. The mosque was declared a national antiquity in 1927 and now holds national-value cultural heritage status.
The mosque is closed to visitors and worshippers, so no prayers or festivals are held inside today. Its name honours Makbul Ibrahim Pasha, the grand vizier who began it; a vakıf library with courses operated here from 1617 to 1831. In October 2016 the Razgrad muftiate marked the building's 400th anniversary.
The mosque is closed to visitors and worshippers, so it can only be seen from outside; it has gone nearly half a century without repair. A conservation and restoration project was launched in autumn 2020 with funding from the state budget, and in December 2019 local and central authorities secured financing for repairs. The minaret of cut stone, with carved ornaments beneath the balcony, is the detail to look for from the street.
The mosque is closed to visitors and worshippers, having gone nearly half a century without repair or restoration. In 2015, repair work was carried out without the required permits for interventions on cultural monuments. A conservation and restoration project funded by the state budget was launched in autumn 2020.
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