Hamza Bey Mosque
| Hamza Bey Mosque | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Thessaloniki |
| Province | Thessaloniki |
| Region | Central Macedonia |
| Location | |
| Location | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic, Ottoman architecture |
| Completed | 1460 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | formerly 1, not preserved |
| Materials | stone and brick |
Hamza Bey Mosque is a 15th-century Ottoman Mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. [1] Modern Thessalonians commonly known it as Alkazar, after a cinema that operated in the premises for decades.
History[]
It was built by order of Hafsa Hatun, the daughter of , but named after Hamza Bey, the Beylerbey of Rumeli. It was damaged in later earthquakes and fires and was rebuilt in 1620, and a medrassa was added. Following the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, the mosque no longer functioned as a religious building and became the property of the National Bank of Greece. It initially housed various military services, and although it was declared a protected monument in 1926, it was sold in 1928 to private owners. The building was subsequently used for several decades as a porn-cinema, and suffered extensive modifications. The mosque was handed over to the Greek Ministry of Culture in 2006, and restoration work has been under way since.
Architecture[]
The mosque is covered by one dome, it had one minaret which was removed after 1923.
See also[]
References[]
- Information in Turkish [2]
Ottoman monuments of Thessaloniki | ||
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- Ottoman architecture in Thessaloniki
- Ottoman mosques in Greece
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1460
- 15th-century mosques
- Religion in Thessaloniki
- 15th-century architecture in Greece