The original mosque was built in the mid-15th century. Damaged and totally destroyed by the end of that century, it was rebuilt in 1565 and dedicated this time to
Suleiman the Magnificent. The first mosque was made of wood and significantly smaller than the existing building that was built in 1565. Side rooms were added in 1800 and connected to the central prayer area in 1848. Between 1980 and 1983, the painted decorations in the interior of the mosque were conserved and restored. The burial ground (graveyard) beside the Emperor's Mosque contains the graves of
viziers,
mullahs,
imams,
muftis,
sheikhs, the employees in the Emperor's Mosque, along with other prominent figures living in Sarajevo. The mosque was damaged during
World War II but mostly in the
wars during the 1990s, and renovation work was completed in 2020. The first settlements in
Sarajevo were built around the mosque with the residence of the Sultan's representatives than being built next to the mosque. Isa-bey also built a
Turkish bath (public bath) and a bridge that led directly to the mosque. This bridge was disassembled during the Austro-Hungarian government and rebuilt just a few meters upstream where it still exists today, as the . On the other side of the river, he built a
caravanserai. For the financing of these facilities, Isa-bey left a heritage of many shops, land and properties. == Gallery ==