Middle Ages

Sahattepe’s Clock Tower

West of Three-hills rises Sahattepe /Danov’s hill/ with its famous Clock Tower. The Tower can be reached from the Mosque Square in 5-6 minutes walking. The earliest record of the Tower dates back to 1623. It was built in its present appearance in 1812 and is 17.5 m high. In 1883, a new large clock, made in Vienna, was installed.

Dzhumaya Mosque

2, Zhelezarska Str.

tel.: 032/629 097; 032/621 137

Open for visitation from6.00 a.m. to23.00 p.m.

Dzhumaya mosque is an active Muslim temple, the second largest on the territory of Bulgaria with an area of about 1500 sq. m. Sources indicate different years of construction of the temple, between fourteenth and sixteenth century. During the nineteenth century a wooden building with public functions /library café/ was built on the north side.

Imaret Mosque

2, Visla Str.

Open for visitation from9.00 a.m. to23.00 p.m.

This is the second notable Muslim temple in Plovdiv, built on the south bank of the Maritsa River in 1444-1445. The name of the mosque is associated with the Imaret built in the mosque’s yard which existed until the late nineteenth century where Muslim passengers received free food and accommodation.