Gazi Mehmet Pasha's Mosque

Gazi Mehmed Pasha's Hammam is located in the city center of Prizren near the Kukli-Mehmed Bey Mosque and Emin Pasha Mosque. It was built in 1563-74 by Gazi Mehmet Pasha, Sandzakbej of Shkodra in 1573-4. At the main gate is the inscription plate (1833) which indicates the date of the hammam's restoration by the brothers Tahir and Mehmed Pasha Rrotulli. The hammam is part of the architectural ensemble founded by Gazi Mehmet Pasha, which contains the Bayraklia Mosque, the secondary school (madrasa), the elementary school (mejtep), the library and the mausoleum (mausoleum). The hammam is a type of "hammam pairs" that is used by both sexes at the same time. It is built of different stones. The portion of the hammam for men is slightly larger than the rest for women. The hammam has all the space that the hammam has, so it consists of the entrance (waiting and for drinks), the wardrobe, the central part where washing, sweating, amusement and the boiler room located in the south of the object. The hammam is made of different stone in combination with brick. The walls are about 90 cm thick, plastered from the inside. The roof of the building has two domes built on the drum, in the cold section (reception) and nine small domes that are above the warm part of Hamam. The wardrobe and boiler part are covered with arches. The cover is tiled in the cold part, while the lead tiles in the other parts. Until 1964, Hammam was surrounded by localities, with the demolition of the premises and restoration work being started. Even in the 1970s. XX make some renovations where it is then left at the mercy of time. Since 2000 the cold part of the Hamam has been used as a gallery for organizing various cultural, artistic and educational activities. The Hammam represents one of the most characteristic Ottoman-era public buildings in Prizren, of exceptional historical, architectural, social and environmental importance.