The Inn of Haraqia

The Inn of Haraqija complex is located near the Hadum Mosque. Most of the time it served as a guesthouse, where travellers who came to the city to trade could find food, rest and sleep, while the animals were left in the inn’s stables.
The German-Austrian geographer, Ami Boué (1794-1881) mentions in 1835 the beautiful inn of Haraqia and Islam Aga in Gjakova. While Joseph Müller, an Austro-Hungarian military physician, in 1938, mentions the Gjakova inn and its animal stables, which housed up to 100 guests including merchants with their animals.
Today the Inn serves as a hotel for various activities. The complex in question consists of the old Inn in the west and new Inn in the east. The old Inn is supposed to have been built after the construction of the Hadum Mosque, while the new Inn was built in 1901.
The old Inn is built on two floors. The ground floor is made of stone, while the upper floor is built of baked bricks and attics.
The building consists of the hall extending along the entire length of the inn with a large loft in the middle. The ground floor consists of an open “portico", on chestnut oak wood pillars, standing on decorated stones. All ceilings are decorated with carved wood, while the interior spaces of the inn are decorated with a traditional civic style.
The new Inn is built on two floors as well. The ground floor is made of stone, while the upper floor is made of baked bricks with bricks. The middle floor construction is built with wooden beams. Also, the roof beams structure is made of wood and covered with traditional tiles.
In the interior spaces of the new Inn, the decorations with a traditional civic style have been preserved. During 2005, conservation works have been carried out in new Inn regarding both, the interior and the exterior.