Kompleksi i banimit “Emin Gjiku”

Residential Complex "Emin Gjiku", built in the second half of the 18th century and early 19th century, is located at the core of the old city of Prishtina, in the northeast of the end of current center of the city, near the Great Hammam and the Mosque of Sultan Mehmet Fatih. It was the property of the well-known Gjinolli family, the nickname of Emin Gjinolli - Emingjik, from which the complex is named. The complex consists of two large courtyards: the courtyard at the entrance with a barn and a stone building and internal courtyard on which the family house and the guest house is located, and which currently they serve the Ethnological Museum. tone building, restored there in 1960, is the only building remained from the Old Bazaar (Çarshia e vjetër). It is a one floor building covered with stone roof, once the blacksmith shop. Courtyards are surrounded by high walls, 55 cm thick, constructed of mud-brick and timber beams. Houses and barn reflect the architectural harmony of proportions and elements. During different periods of time (almost two centuries), the complex has undergone many changes as a result of changing the function. But as a whole, complex "Emin Gjiku" remains one of the best examples of town houses in the early 19th century, it is also a property of the Kosovo Museum. Based on historical, artistic, and rarity, the Residential Complex "Emin Gjiku" - The Ethnological Museum in 2016 was proclaimed in permanent protection by the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage.