Kara Musa Pasha Mosque
| Kara Musa Pasha Mosque | |
|---|---|
Τζαμί Καρά Μουσά Πασά | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque (1680s–1890s) |
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| Location | |
| Location | Rethymno, Crete |
| Country | Greece |
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| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Founder | Kara Musa Pasha |
| Completed | c. 1680s |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 1 |
| Minaret | 1 (destroyed) |
| Materials | Stone |
The Kara Musa Pasha Mosque (Greek: Τζαμί Καρά Μουσά Πασά; Turkish: Kara Musa Paşa Camii) is a former mosque in the town of Rethymno, on the island of Crete, Greece. Built in the c. 1680s, during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned during the 1890s.
History
[edit | edit source]Located on Arkadiou street, it was most likely erected during the 1680s, or right after the conquest of the city in 1646,[1] perhaps by the Ottoman governor of Crete,[2] on the site of a Venetian monastery dedicated to Saint Barbara.[1][3] Another date of erection suggested is 1683.[3] Today it is preserved in its entirety in good condition, save for its minaret, of which only the base survives.[2] It has been restored by the Greek Archaeological Service, and is being considered to be made into a museum about the Ottoman architecture of Crete.[2]
Architecture
[edit | edit source]After the monastery's conversion into mosque in the seventeenth century, a dome and a minaret was added to it by the Ottoman Turks.[4]
In the area there is also a fountain topped with a dome, which has two sides: one side facing Arkadiou Street, and the other the courtyard of the mosque. Under its dome is the entrance to the mosque. A turbes (a type of vaulted funerary structure) is preserved in the precinct, in which the founder of the mosque, Kara Musa Pasha, was probably buried.[1]
Gallery
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Former mosque and fountain -
Gate
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View of the fountain
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
