Banya Bashi Mosque

Built in 1566–67 and still the only mosque in Sofia where people come to pray

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360° virtual tour

Walk around the prayer hall and the balcony from wherever you are

Islam in brief

The basics of the faith as taught in the Qur’an and the hadith

Have you not considered how Allah presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky? It produces its fruit all the time, by permission of its Lord. And Allah presents examples for the people that perhaps they will be reminded.

Qur’an 14:24–25 (Saheeh International)

The mosque

Explore Banya Bashi

History

The kadı who built it, and how it got its name from the old bathhouse next door.

Architecture

How a single-domed Ottoman mosque is put together, from the portico to the mihrab.

360°

Look around the prayer hall and the balcony in 360°.

Gallery

Photos of the mosque, inside and out.

Islam

What Muslims believe

Islam

Belief in one God, the six pillars of faith and the five pillars of Islam.

The Mosque in Islam

What a mosque is for, and how the prayer is held there.

Library

Free books about Islam in 69 languages, including Bulgarian, Russian, English and Turkish.

Visitors are welcome

You’ll find the mosque on Knyaginya Maria Luiza Boulevard in central Sofia, right next to the Central Mineral Baths. Anyone who would like to see it is welcome to come in.

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