The Symbolism of the Minaret Designed by the Architect Ahmet Hadrovic

For the author of this work, winning the first prize at the General Yugoslav architectural competition for the project of the Islamic Center in Rijeka, Republic of Croatia (1991), meant 'entering the world of architecture through the big doors', in the area of then Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in the area of former Yugoslavia. Regardless of the fact that the war in Croatia (1991-1995) and in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995) fundamentally changed the socio-political conditions, this award opened the door to all subsequent mosque projects that the author did. As an extremely important event for the author and the subject of this work, we mention the first prize he won at the Bosnian architectural competition for the Islamic Center in Banovici (1993), especially since this competition took place in the conditions of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995). The fact that you are engaged in architecture during the war and that you win a monetary reward for that work (which makes your existence easier in wartime hardships) meant much more to the author than profession, than work. The minaret of the mosque was its element to which the author, in addition to its general protor concept, attached special importance