Bali-Bey Mosque (Niš)

Serbia and Montenegro / Central Serbia / Nis / Niš / Tvrđava
 mosque, listed building / architectural heritage, art museum / art gallery
Bali-Bey Mosque is located in the central part of the Fortress, on the left side of the main path from the entrance. It was first mentioned in the Turkish inventory of 1521-1523, when it was probably made. It was listed as a masjid (a small Turkish shrine without a minaret). The mosque was the endowment of Bali-Bey from Edirne, a high ranking Turkish civil servant. In 1868, Nis Pasha Abdurrahman placed the Turkish library in it, by adding two separate rooms along the north wall, where now the main entrance is standing. The facility is today used as the “Salon 77” art gallery.
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Coordinates:   43°19'31"N   21°53'41"E
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