Abdullah Gërguri
Abdullah Gërguri (1931–1994) was a Kosovo Albanian artist in restoration and conservation of the icons and frescoes. Early Work & Training Gërguri was born in the village Sibofc near Podujevo, in southern Kingdom of Yugoslavia, present-day Kosovo. The painter-conservator Gërguri, while he was working at the Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments in Pristina, was engaged heavily in conservation of frescos, icons and monuments, and also in their restoration. He finished the High School of Arts in Peja (Alb. SHLP) in 1954. He was a member of the first student cohort at this school. After he finished this school, he was engaged as an art teacher in Podujevo's high school. After he finished his course at the SHLP, the fine art group, he was engaged in Shkolla Normale in Pristina during 1958–1961. After this time he started to work at the Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments in Pristina, where he worked until he died. He firstly was engaged in Sinan Pasha Mosque (Prizren), which has a tall minaret with a large dome (diameter , internal height ), where the mural paintings give magnificent and specific sight in this monumental and cultural building. The most important murals are in the