Ferhad-bey Vuković-Desisalić built his mosque in 1561/1562.
Later a mahala took shape around it, known as Ferhadija. The
mekteb, imaret, drinking fountain and ornamental fountain
erected alongside the Ferhadija were burned down in fires in
1879 and 1897. The Ferhadija mosque reflects the full maturity
of the classical Ottoman style-domed mosque, portico with small
domes, and beautiful built-on minaret. Ferhadija Mosque,
Sarajevo Research works on the painted decoration inside the
mosque carried out in the 1964/1965 revealed five painted layers
dating from various periods. The oldest and extremely valuable
decorations of the first layer date from 16th century (in the
dome, on the cornice and pendentives, the base of the corner
calottes, the mihrab and the lunettes of the lower row of
windows), belonging to the group known as Rumi ornament,m which
were also to be seen in the Aladža mosque in Foča. The next
layers (on the calottes, central part of the mihra, and surface
of the dome) consists of purely floral dec