One of the most beautiful buildings in Vlore, the Muradie Mosque (Xhamia e Muradies) was built in 1537 during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificant. It is believed that the cultural monument was designed by the prominent Albanian Ottoman architect, Mimar Sinani, a leading mosque builder in the Ottoman Empire and the author of the Great Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. The monument is famous for its intricate brick work. It consists of a prayer hall and a carved stone minaret.
In 1967, when the communist regime barred all mosque and churches in town, the Mosque of Muradie changed its functionality, becoming the Museum of Architecture of Vlore district.
