Check out this splendid mausoleum in the heart of Budapest! – PHOTOS
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The northernmost holy site of Islam can be found in Budapest. Built between 1543 and 1548, the “türbe” (tomb, mausoleum) is located at the top of the romantic, cobbled and very steep Gül Baba Street, on the side of the Rose Hill (Rózsadomb).
Between 2015 and 2018, the building and its surroundings were completely renovated and the steep Gül baba Street was given a new pavement that fits in the historic environment.
In 2018, the property was taken over by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Gül Baba Cultural Centre and Exhibition Hall, run by the Gül Baba Türbéje Heritage Foundation (gulbabaalapitvany.hu), has reopened to the public in its renewed form in autumn 2018.
As we can read in Funzine’s article, Gül Baba was a warrior Muslim monk who arrived in the city with the Turkish army that had occupied Buda. In 1541, Gül baba arrived in Budapest with the Turkish army to establish a Muslim monastery, but his death interfered in his plans.
Legend has it that his coffin was even carried by Sultan Suleiman I to his final resting place.
