Gazi Husrev-beg, the Ottoman governor of Bosnia, founded the mosque as the center of his waqf. The architect is unknown. Most scholars consider Acem Ali Tabrizi the most probable builder, while the infobox names him as architect. The body says it was built in 1530 and the infobox says 1531.
The article calls it early classical Ottoman architecture. A central rectangular space under a dome on pendentives is extended by lower spaces and a qibla-side semi-dome on two muqarnas structures. The infobox gives nine domes, an outer dome 85 feet (26 m) high and 43 feet (13 m) across, and a 154-foot (47 m) minaret.
During the Siege of Sarajevo the mosque suffered significant destruction, which the article attributes to deliberate targeting by Serbian forces. Reconstruction began in 1996 with mainly Saudi aid. The Austro-Hungarian decoration was removed, and a new interior by Hazim Numanagić followed in 2001 or 2002.
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