EMIN-GJIK RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
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This large traditional residence dating from the early 19th century (Kompleks banimi Emin Gjiku, Kompleks kuća Emindžika) is located in the heart of Pristina's old town. It is a konak, a Turkish term used for a hospice, inn or small palace, but in this case refers to a private housing complex from the Ottoman period. It is one of the few konaks of this type that survived the great modernization plan of Pristina in the 1960s. And it is one of the most beautiful in Kosovo. This one belonged to the Gjinolli, a rich Albanian Muslim family. It is named after one of the members of this family, Emin Gjinolli, who was nicknamed Emin Gjik, derived from the Turkish eminçik meaning "little man". His descendants migrated to Turkey in 1958. The complex now houses the Stacion Contemporary Art Center and the Ethnological Museum. The complex is surrounded by high, thick walls built in the traditional way with compressed earth bricks and wooden beams. The interior consists of six buildings distributed around two separate courtyards. The first and smaller courtyard has two buildings that were used, one as a barn (on the right as you enter), the other as a forge(smaller, on the left). The latter is made of stone and covered with slate. The next courtyard is planted with trees and serves four houses, two of which house the Ethnological Museum: the main house and the reception house(oda).
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