A huge and quite simple structure with no dome but a normal roof, the Sultan Murat or Hunkar Mosque is Skopje’s oldest, dating from 1436. It stands beside the clock tower on the hill just east of the old bazaar on the location of Skopje’s main monastery before the Ottoman takeover. The monastery’s fortifications can still be seen around the hill. The three naves of the former church can be recognised in the mosque’s simple interior. Outside the mosque are two mausoleums. The sultan in Istanbul was responsible for its upkeep and donations were regularly made after fire and earthquake damage.
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