Sights

Attractions

The main attractions include of course the Kalaja of Prizren dating from the 11th century and built to protect Prizren from attacks. The Bajrakli Gazi Mehmet Pasha's mosque is the oldest monument of Islamic art in Prizren. The inscription above the entrance states it was built in 1561. A hexagonal mausoleum (medresa) has been built in the courtyard of the mosque which Mehmet Pasha earmarked as his grave.

Mehmet Pasha also built a Turkish bath in the town, which is built of cut stone and large bricks, in extremely harmonious proportions. The interior is divided into two parts: the baths for men and the baths for women.

Sinan Pasha's mosque, according to inscriptions. The enormous dome is fitted harmoniously into the square mass of the building. The interior of the mosque is decorated with geometrical designs, still life, and draperies, while the other parts of the walls are painted in strong light colors.

One of the oldest standing structures in Prizren is Shen Maria Levishka ( Kisha e Shën Premtes) . This church pre dates the arrival of the Slavs to the Balkans it was built by Illyrians (ancestors of moder day Kosovar Albanians). It was a Paleochristian building from IV-VI-IX-XIV. Under the Serbian Kingdom (14th century) the church was converted to a Serbian Orthodox church. Under the Ottoman Empire the church was againconverted to a Mosque (Xhuma Xhamia). During the Yugoslave period the church was converted back into a Serbian Orthodox church which it remians to to this day. In the 2004 March riots the church the partly damaged.

The League of Prizren is a 19th century building in which the Albanian nationlist movement was held. In 1999 the front part of the complex was burnt down. Its has been reconstructed and it is now a Musuem.