KULA HAXHI ZEKA
This beautiful 8 m high fortified house (Kulla e Haxhi Zekës, Hadži Zekina kula) is typical of Ottoman Balkan architecture (the term kule means "tower" in Turkish and Serbo-Croatian). Also called "pasha's tower" (Pasha kulla), it was erected around 1860 for the family of the founder of the Peja League, Haxhi Zeka (1832-1902). Built mainly of brick on three levels, it is distinguished by its çardak, a corbelled wooden veranda, placed in the upper part of the façade. Note also the symbols carved above the door, such as the lion and the Star of David. Burned down in 1999, it was restored in 2009. This house is one of a series of six kulas in Peja/Peć. Together, they testify to the need for self-defense on the part of wealthy Muslim families from the late 18th century, but also to the skill of local craftsmen. The other kulas are located around the small park located 200 m north of the Dukagjini Hotel. The kula Goskajva (75, Enver Hadri or Esad Mekuli street, west of the park) is built of ashlar. It houses the institute in charge of the protection of monuments and it is possible to enter it on request. Three other kulas, built of ashlar and now inhabited, can be seen on Wesley Clark Street. Still in the same zone, in William Walker Street, perpendicular to Wesley Clark Street, one can enter the Zenel Bey kula which shelters the restaurant Kulla Zenel Beut.
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