Lead Mosque, Berat

Lead Mosque
Native name:
Albanian: Xhamia e Plumbit
Location: Berat
Coordinates:
Cultural Monument of Albania

Lead Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Plumbit) is a 16th century mosque located in Berat, south-central Albania.[1]

It is named so because of the lead coating its sphere-shaped domes.[1] It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.

References

  1. ^ a b Garwood, Duncan (2009). Mediterranean Europe. Lonely Planet. p. 60. ISBN 1741048567. http://books.google.com/books?id=YbtxTd95IjwC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=Lead+Mosque+berat&source=bl&ots=-pbS2k-0PM&sig=Q447t_98phEWHeHKIMjP6rHkNB0&hl=en&ei=C6hJTLejOJOjONWpnZYD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Lead%20Mosque%20berat&f=false. Retrieved 23 July 2010.