TIRANA, September 10 /ATA/ The construction site opens at the Lead Mosque in Shkodra.
Prime Minister Edi Rama said that after the prayer last evening at the Lead Mosque in Shkodra, today there was opened the newest site in the field of cultural heritage.
Rama said that the Lead Mosque in Shkodra is one of the most original buildings of Islamic architecture in the world.
The Lead Mosque, an important part of our cultural heritage, will undergo a radical transformation.
Following the interventions in this mosque, believers will return to a temple in optimal conditions, but Shkodra and the whole of Albania will have another great tourist attraction added.
The main intervention is expected to solve the problem of flooding, the creation of a safe drainage system, the prevention of flood waters and the restoration of the building. The environment around it will turn into a worthy park for believers and tourists.
The construction techniques and materials used in the cultural monument and all original architectural details will not be affected.
Built in 1773, according to the model of architect Sinan, the Lead Mosque or Mehmet Pashë Bushati Mosque in Shkodra is one of the most unique in Albania.
It is a historical mosque and cultural monument of the first category and the largest Ottoman mosque in all of Albania. The records show that the mosque was built with stones brought by the people using a chain system (hand to hand) from Guri i Zi while the legs of Kiri bridge were built with the leftovers.
Last year, the minister of culture signed the restoration agreement of the mosque with her Turkish counterpart. /j.p/p.s./
