Gazi Kasim Pasha Mosque in Pecs _ Hungary

Gazi Kasim Pasha Mosque in Pecs _ Hungary

It was built in the mid-13th century on the main square of the town. The stones of the old church were used to build a mosque according to the instructions of pasha Gazi Kaseem who led the Turkish army occupying the town in 1543. Pécs was liberated from Turkish rule after nearly one and half centuries, on the 14th of October 1868. Today the building operates as a Catholic church again, however, it retained the shape of the Turkish mosque. The mosque of pasha Gazi Kaseem, considering its dimensions, is the most significant Turkish-age monument in Hungary.