page_title: Peć
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Peć / Culture / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: Bajrakli Xhami
context_page_description: Peć or Peja is a city and municipality located in the Peć District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the city of Peć has 48,962 inhabitants, while the municipality has 96,450 inhabitants. The municipality covers an area of 602 km², including the city of Peć and 95 villages; it is divided into 28 territorial communities.
  Geographically, it is located in an important location on the Peć Bistrica, a tributary of the White Drin to the east of the Prokletije Mountains. The Rugova Canyon is one of Europe's longest and deepest canyons and is about three kilometres from the city of Peć. The city is located some 250 kilometres north of Tirana, Albania, 150 kilometres north-west of Skopje, North Macedonia, 85 kilometres west of Pristina, Kosovo and some 280 kilometres east of Podgorica, Montenegro.
  In medieval times the city was the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1346. Later in 1899, the Albanian political organization League of Peja was established in the city. The patriarchal monastery of Peć is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Medieval Monuments in Kosovo.
context_section_description: The architecture in Peć show different architectural styles, from the medieval Serbian, Ottoman, Yugoslav, and contemporary architecture. Because of this there are many churches, mosques, buildings which are attraction points in the city and were built by the aforementioned influences.
  Notable architectural traits of Peć include:
  Patriarchal Monastery of Peć, 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery, the historical seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is a World Heritage Site of Serbia, under the entry "Medieval Monuments in Kosovo". It is protected now by the Kosovo police which replaced  the Kosovo Force.
  Bazaar of Peć, Ottoman-era market in the center of the city. It was destroyed during World War II and the Kosovo War. It has been fully rebuilt.
  Bajrakli Mosque, Ottoman-built mosque in the Bazaar of Peć. It was destroyed during World War II and then rebuilt.
  Peć Hamam, Ottoman-era bath
caption: The Bajrakli Mosque
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