Alaca Imaret Mosque
| Alaca Imaret Mosque | |
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Αλατζά Ιμαρέτ | |
| File:Αλατζά Τζαμί 3933.jpg The former mosque after restoration | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Inactive |
| Location | |
| Location | Thessaloniki, Macedonia |
| Country | Greece |
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| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | |
| Founder | Ishak Pasha |
| Completed | 1484 or 1487 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 2 |
| Minaret | 1 (since destroyed) |
| Materials | Stone; brick |
The Alaca Imaret Mosque (Greek: Αλατζά Ιμαρέτ, from Turkish: Alaca İmaret Camii, lit. 'Colourful Mosque'), also known as the Ishak Pasha Mosque, is a mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. Completed in the 1480s, during the Ottoman era, the mosque was built under the direction of Ishak Pasha.[1]
Architecture
[edit | edit source]It was built by order of Ishak Pasha in 1484 or 1487.[1] It consists of a mosque with an imaret (public charity kitchen). The mosque and imaret are not in use anymore.
The mosque has a reverse T plan common to early Ottoman architecture, the prayer hall is covered by two large domes, it has a portico covered by five smaller domes. It had one minaret, that was destroyed after 1912, after Thessaloniki was conquered by the Greek Army and became part of the modern Greek state.
The mosque is under restoration.
See also
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[edit | edit source]External links
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Ottoman monuments of Thessaloniki | ||
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- 1480s establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- 15th-century mosques in Greece
- Buildings and structures completed in 1487
- Former mosques in Greece
- Mosque buildings with domes in Greece
- Mosque buildings with minarets in Greece
- Mosques completed in the 1480s
- Ottoman architecture in Thessaloniki
- Ottoman mosques in Greece
- Religion in Thessaloniki