the focal point of the mosque. Two smaller spaces, called tetime (sg. tetima) are located on the left and right sides of the central space, placed furthest from the Kibla side. They are covered by two lower domes resting on pendentives. The exterior is dominated by the main dome, topped out only by a simple, yet monumental minaret. The entry side is marked with a portico resting on four wide columns and covered with little domes, only the central one, above the portal, being a bit greater than others, and resting on muqarnas-adorned pendentives, in contrast to others which are laid on simple, plain-surfaced pendentives. The monumental portal is richly decorated with muqarnas, as well as columns' capitals. In his legacy, he stated: "Good deeds drive away evil, and one of the most worthy of good deeds is the act of charity, and the most worthy act of charity is one which lasts forever. Of all charitable deeds, the most beautiful is one that continually renews itself." Destruction and reconstruction During the Siege of Sarajevo, Serbian forces purposely targeted many centers of the city's culture, such as museums, libraries, and mosques, and fired on them generally. As the largest and best known, the Beg's mosque was an obvious target. Having suffered a significant amount of destruction, the reconstruction of the Mosque started with foreign - mainly Saudi - aid in 1996, right after the war. The old and faded layer of Austro-Hungarian decoration was removed and, since remains of older, historical layers of decorative painting weren't found, a completely new interior was designed and applied by Bosnian calligrapher Hazim Numanagić in 2001/2002. Austro-Hungarian decoration, performed mostly in pseudo-Moorish style, remains only on the portal of the Mosque today. Gallery See also Timeline of Islamic history Islamic architecture Islamic art List of mosques References External links Gazi Husrev-Beg Mosque - location and informations Gazi Husrev-Beg Mosque - Sarajevo Religious buildings and structures completed in 1531 Mosques in Sarajevo Stari Grad, Sarajevo Ottoman mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina 16th-century mosques Rebuilt buildings and structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1531 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Attacks on religious buildings and structures during the Bosnian War Tourist attractions in Sarajevo Medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina architecture M Baščaršija